diff --git a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/barh.py b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/barh.py
index 64d5a5137906..4de8bc85d3d5 100644
--- a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/barh.py
+++ b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/barh.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 # Fixing random state for reproducibility
 np.random.seed(19680801)
 
-
-plt.rcdefaults()
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
 # Example data