diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index 87041ad4c395..95e87a9f5b2b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -1079,13 +1079,6 @@ def _update_transScale(self):
         self.transScale.set(
             mtransforms.blended_transform_factory(
                 self.xaxis.get_transform(), self.yaxis.get_transform()))
-        for line in self._children:
-            if not isinstance(line, mlines.Line2D):
-                continue
-            try:
-                line._transformed_path.invalidate()
-            except AttributeError:
-                pass
 
     def get_position(self, original=False):
         """