matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
Lines changed: 5 additions & 11 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
Lines changed: 5 additions & 11 deletions
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_figure/test_subfigure_double.png
-83 Bytes b/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_figure/test_subfigure_double.png
-83 Bytes
@@ -2081,8 +2081,7 @@ def _update_label_position(self, renderer):
         if self.label_position == 'bottom':
             try:
                 spine = self.axes.spines['bottom']
-                spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
-                    spine.get_path()).get_extents()
+                spinebbox = spine.get_window_extent()
             except KeyError:
                 # use axes if spine doesn't exist
                 spinebbox = self.axes.bbox
@@ -2092,12 +2091,10 @@ def _update_label_position(self, renderer):
             self.label.set_position(
                 (x, bottom - self.labelpad * self.figure.dpi / 72)
             )
-
         else:
             try:
                 spine = self.axes.spines['top']
-                spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
-                    spine.get_path()).get_extents()
+                spinebbox = spine.get_window_extent()
             except KeyError:
                 # use axes if spine doesn't exist
                 spinebbox = self.axes.bbox
@@ -2344,13 +2341,11 @@ def _update_label_position(self, renderer):
         # get bounding boxes for this axis and any siblings
         # that have been set by `fig.align_ylabels()`
         bboxes, bboxes2 = self._get_tick_boxes_siblings(renderer=renderer)
-
         x, y = self.label.get_position()
         if self.label_position == 'left':
             try:
                 spine = self.axes.spines['left']
-                spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
-                    spine.get_path()).get_extents()
+                spinebbox = spine.get_window_extent()
             except KeyError:
                 # use axes if spine doesn't exist
                 spinebbox = self.axes.bbox
@@ -2363,14 +2358,13 @@ def _update_label_position(self, renderer):
         else:
             try:
                 spine = self.axes.spines['right']
-                spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
-                    spine.get_path()).get_extents()
+                spinebbox = spine.get_window_extent()
             except KeyError:
                 # use axes if spine doesn't exist
                 spinebbox = self.axes.bbox
+
             bbox = mtransforms.Bbox.union(bboxes2 + [spinebbox])
             right = bbox.x1
-
             self.label.set_position(
                 (right + self.labelpad * self.figure.dpi / 72, y)
             )