diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
index d634b7ccc9a4..772d1f93d334 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
@@ -874,16 +874,6 @@ def _auto_legend_data(self):
 
         return [vertices, bboxes, lines, offsets]
 
-    def draw_frame(self, b):
-        """
-        Set whether to draw a frame around the legend box.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        b : bool
-        """
-        self.set_frame_on(b)
-
     def get_children(self):
         """Return the list of child artists."""
         children = []
@@ -972,6 +962,8 @@ def set_frame_on(self, b):
         self._drawFrame = b
         self.stale = True
 
+    draw_frame = set_frame_on  # Backcompat alias.
+
     def get_bbox_to_anchor(self):
         """Return the bbox that the legend will be anchored to."""
         if self._bbox_to_anchor is None: