diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/clippedline.py b/examples/pylab_examples/clippedline.py
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index ad1db567c869..000000000000
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/clippedline.py
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@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Clip a line according to the current xlimits, and change the marker
-style when zoomed in.
-
-It is not clear this example is still needed or valid; clipping
-is now automatic for Line2D objects when x is sorted in
-ascending order.
-
-"""
-
-from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-import numpy as np
-
-
-class ClippedLine(Line2D):
-    """
-    Clip the xlimits to the axes view limits
-        this example assumes x is sorted
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, ax, *args, **kwargs):
-        Line2D.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.ax = ax
-
-    def set_data(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        Line2D.set_data(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.recache()
-        self.xorig = np.array(self._x)
-        self.yorig = np.array(self._y)
-
-    def draw(self, renderer):
-        xlim = self.ax.get_xlim()
-
-        ind0, ind1 = np.searchsorted(self.xorig, xlim)
-        self._x = self.xorig[ind0:ind1]
-        self._y = self.yorig[ind0:ind1]
-        N = len(self._x)
-        if N < 1000:
-            self._marker = 's'
-            self._linestyle = '-'
-        else:
-            self._marker = None
-            self._linestyle = '-'
-
-        Line2D.draw(self, renderer)
-
-
-fig = plt.figure()
-ax = fig.add_subplot(111, autoscale_on=False)
-
-t = np.arange(0.0, 100.0, 0.01)
-s = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
-line = ClippedLine(ax, t, s, color='g', ls='-', lw=2)
-ax.add_line(line)
-ax.set_xlim(10, 30)
-ax.set_ylim(-1.1, 1.1)
-plt.show()