Remove missing assert_less workaround from spines test

jenshnielsen · jenshnielsen · commit dc7debce0aee · 2015-10-31T10:37:47.000Z
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_spines.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_spines.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
                         unicode_literals)
 
 import numpy as np
-from nose.tools import assert_true
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_less
 from matplotlib.externals import six
 
 import matplotlib
@@ -71,13 +71,11 @@ def test_label_without_ticks():
     spine = ax.spines['left']
     spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
         spine.get_path()).get_extents()
-    # replace with assert_less if >python2.6
-    assert_true(ax.yaxis.label.get_position()[0] < spinebbox.xmin,
+    assert_less(ax.yaxis.label.get_position()[0], spinebbox.xmin,
                 "Y-Axis label not left of the spine")
 
     spine = ax.spines['bottom']
     spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
         spine.get_path()).get_extents()
-    # replace with assert_less if >python2.6
-    assert_true(ax.xaxis.label.get_position()[1] < spinebbox.ymin,
+    assert_less(ax.xaxis.label.get_position()[1], spinebbox.ymin,
                 "X-Axis label not below the spine")
