diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/path.py b/lib/matplotlib/path.py
index 6f626d1469b3..93165dc684dc 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/path.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/path.py
@@ -330,13 +330,8 @@ def make_compound_path(cls, *args):
         if not args:
             return Path(np.empty([0, 2], dtype=np.float32))
 
-        lengths = [len(x) for x in args]
-        total_length = sum(lengths)
-
-        vertices = np.vstack([x.vertices for x in args])
-        vertices.reshape((total_length, 2))
-
-        codes = np.empty(total_length, dtype=cls.code_type)
+        vertices = np.concatenate([x.vertices for x in args])
+        codes = np.empty(len(vertices), dtype=cls.code_type)
         i = 0
         for path in args:
             if path.codes is None:
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py b/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py
index 6756ff3759fc..7ced370d565b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py
@@ -2176,10 +2176,9 @@ def get_affine(self):
             else:
                 x_mtx = self._x.get_affine().get_matrix()
                 y_mtx = self._y.get_affine().get_matrix()
-                # This works because we already know the transforms are
-                # separable, though normally one would want to set b and
-                # c to zero.
-                mtx = np.vstack((x_mtx[0], y_mtx[1], [0.0, 0.0, 1.0]))
+                # We already know the transforms are separable, so we can skip
+                # setting b and c to zero.
+                mtx = np.array([x_mtx[0], y_mtx[1], [0.0, 0.0, 1.0]])
                 self._affine = Affine2D(mtx)
             self._invalid = 0
         return self._affine
@@ -2229,10 +2228,9 @@ def get_matrix(self):
             else:
                 x_mtx = self._x.get_matrix()
                 y_mtx = self._y.get_matrix()
-                # This works because we already know the transforms are
-                # separable, though normally one would want to set b and
-                # c to zero.
-                self._mtx = np.vstack((x_mtx[0], y_mtx[1], [0.0, 0.0, 1.0]))
+                # We already know the transforms are separable, so we can skip
+                # setting b and c to zero.
+                self._mtx = np.array([x_mtx[0], y_mtx[1], [0.0, 0.0, 1.0]])
             self._inverted = None
             self._invalid = 0
         return self._mtx