Undeprecate frameon.

anntzer · anntzer · commit 79a11a2f60f3 · 2018-10-10T16:39:41.000+02:00
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/2018-07-18-AL-deprecations.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2018-07-18-AL-deprecations.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-Deprecations
-````````````
+Figure.frameon is now a direct proxy for the Figure patch visibility state
+``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
 
-The following API elements are deprecated:
-
-- ``Figure.frameon``, ``Figure.get_frameon``, ``Figure.set_frameon`` (directly
-  manipulate the visibility of ``Figure.patch`` instead),
+Accessing ``Figure.frameon`` (including via ``get_frameon`` and ``set_frameon``
+now directly forwards to the visibility of the underlying Rectangle artist
+(``Figure.patch.get_frameon``, ``Figure.patch.set_frameon``).
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -938,7 +938,6 @@ def get_dpi(self):
         """Return the resolution in dots per inch as a float."""
         return self.dpi
 
-    @cbook.deprecated("3.1", alternative="figure.patch.get_visible")
     def get_frameon(self):
         """Return whether the figure frame will be drawn."""
         return self.patch.get_visible()
@@ -996,7 +995,6 @@ def set_figheight(self, val, forward=True):
         """
         self.set_size_inches(self.get_figwidth(), val, forward=forward)
 
-    @cbook.deprecated("3.1", alternative="figure.patch.set_visible")
     def set_frameon(self, b):
         """
         Set whether the figure frame (background) is displayed or invisible.
