diff --git a/examples/tests/backend_driver.py b/examples/tests/backend_driver.py
index 5ad48da75038..e084e032f9d8 100755
--- a/examples/tests/backend_driver.py
+++ b/examples/tests/backend_driver.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     'multiline.py',
     'multiple_figs_demo.py',
     'nan_test.py',
-    'newscalarformatter_demo.py',
+    'plot_scalarformatter.py',
     'pcolor_demo.py',
     'pcolor_log.py',
     'pcolor_small.py',
diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/newscalarformatter_demo.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/plot_scalarformatter.py
similarity index 75%
rename from examples/pylab_examples/newscalarformatter_demo.py
rename to examples/ticks_and_spines/plot_scalarformatter.py
index 381ced7f3b49..ef04408b8dd3 100644
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/newscalarformatter_demo.py
+++ b/examples/ticks_and_spines/plot_scalarformatter.py
@@ -1,31 +1,21 @@
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-import numpy as np
-from matplotlib.ticker import OldScalarFormatter, ScalarFormatter
+"""
+=========================================
+Tick formatting using the ScalarFromatter
+=========================================
 
-# Example 1
-x = np.arange(0, 1, .01)
-fig, [[ax1, ax2], [ax3, ax4]] = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(6, 6))
-fig.text(0.5, 0.975, 'The old formatter',
-         horizontalalignment='center', verticalalignment='top')
-ax1.plot(x * 1e5 + 1e10, x * 1e-10 + 1e-5)
-ax1.xaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
-ax1.yaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
-
-ax2.plot(x * 1e5, x * 1e-4)
-ax2.xaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
-ax2.yaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
+The example shows use of ScalarFormatter with different settings.
 
-ax3.plot(-x * 1e5 - 1e10, -x * 1e-5 - 1e-10)
-ax3.xaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
-ax3.yaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
+Example 1 : Default
 
-ax4.plot(-x * 1e5, -x * 1e-4)
-ax4.xaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
-ax4.yaxis.set_major_formatter(OldScalarFormatter())
+Example 2 : With no Numerical Offset
 
-fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.7, hspace=0.6)
+Example 3 : With Mathtext
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+from matplotlib.ticker import ScalarFormatter
 
-# Example 2
+# Example 1
 x = np.arange(0, 1, .01)
 fig, [[ax1, ax2], [ax3, ax4]] = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(6, 6))
 fig.text(0.5, 0.975, 'The new formatter, default settings',
@@ -50,7 +40,7 @@
 
 fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.7, hspace=0.6)
 
-# Example 3
+# Example 2
 x = np.arange(0, 1, .01)
 fig, [[ax1, ax2], [ax3, ax4]] = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(6, 6))
 fig.text(0.5, 0.975, 'The new formatter, no numerical offset',
@@ -75,7 +65,7 @@
 
 fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.7, hspace=0.6)
 
-# Example 4
+# Example 3
 x = np.arange(0, 1, .01)
 fig, [[ax1, ax2], [ax3, ax4]] = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(6, 6))
 fig.text(0.5, 0.975, 'The new formatter, with mathtext',