diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
index 0cecc46a1a24..a5b2a5aca2eb 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -1120,9 +1120,10 @@ def get_hatch_path(self, density=6.0):
         """
         Returns a Path for the current hatch.
         """
-        if self._hatch is None:
+        hatch = self.get_hatch()
+        if hatch is None:
             return None
-        return Path.hatch(self._hatch, density)
+        return Path.hatch(hatch, density)
 
     def get_hatch_color(self):
         """
@@ -1178,16 +1179,15 @@ def set_sketch_params(self, scale=None, length=None, randomness=None):
 
         length : float, optional
              The length of the wiggle along the line, in pixels
-             (default 128.0)
+             (default 128)
 
         randomness : float, optional
             The scale factor by which the length is shrunken or
-            expanded (default 16.0)
+            expanded (default 16)
         """
-        if scale is None:
-            self._sketch = None
-        else:
-            self._sketch = (scale, length or 128.0, randomness or 16.0)
+        self._sketch = (
+            None if scale is None
+            else (scale, length or 128., randomness or 16.))
 
 
 class TimerBase(object):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patheffects.py b/lib/matplotlib/patheffects.py
index d279c650c575..c0265ec71914 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patheffects.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patheffects.py
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ def draw_path(self, renderer, gc, tpath, affine, rgbFace):
         affine = self._offset_transform(renderer, affine)
         self.patch._path = tpath
         self.patch.set_transform(affine)
-        self.patch.set_clip_box(gc._cliprect)
-        self.patch.set_clip_path(gc._clippath)
+        self.patch.set_clip_box(gc.get_clip_rectangle())
+        clip_path = gc.get_clip_path()
+        if clip_path:
+            self.patch.set_clip_path(*clip_path)
         self.patch.draw(renderer)