Merge pull request #12048 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-12047-on-v3.0.x

anntzer · web-flow · commit 260e21f5ba48 · 2018-09-07T21:37:01.000+02:00
Backport PR #12047 on branch v3.0.x (Remove asserting about current backend at the end of mpl_test_settings.)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py b/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ def mpl_test_settings(request):
             if backend is not None:
                 plt.switch_backend(prev_backend)
 
-    assert matplotlib.get_backend() == 'agg'
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mpl_image_comparison_parameters(request, extension):
