diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
index 1f33b9d3ec11..0b0abbcaef3b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ def remove(self):
                 self.axes = None  # decouple the artist from the Axes
                 _ax_flag = True
 
+            self._transformSet = False
+
             if self.figure:
                 self.figure = None
                 if not _ax_flag: