diff --git a/examples/event_handling/path_editor.py b/examples/event_handling/path_editor.py
index 727712609d34..1822e4fb68f3 100644
--- a/examples/event_handling/path_editor.py
+++ b/examples/event_handling/path_editor.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def draw_callback(self, event):
         self.background = self.canvas.copy_from_bbox(self.ax.bbox)
         self.ax.draw_artist(self.pathpatch)
         self.ax.draw_artist(self.line)
-        self.canvas.blit(self.ax.bbox)
+        # Do not blit here, because this happens before the screen update 
 
     def pathpatch_changed(self, pathpatch):
         'this method is called whenever the pathpatchgon object is called'