diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_finder.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_finder.py
index ff61887f9ef2..897a4152b0e7 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_finder.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_finder.py
@@ -192,25 +192,28 @@ def get_grid_info(self, x1, y1, x2, y2):
 
         grid_info = {
             "extremes": extremes,
-            "lon_lines": lon_lines,
-            "lat_lines": lat_lines,
-            "lon": self._clip_grid_lines_and_find_ticks(
-                lon_lines, lon_values, lon_levs, bb),
-            "lat": self._clip_grid_lines_and_find_ticks(
-                lat_lines, lat_values, lat_levs, bb),
+            # "lon", "lat", filled below.
         }
 
-        tck_labels = grid_info["lon"]["tick_labels"] = {}
-        for direction in ["left", "bottom", "right", "top"]:
-            levs = grid_info["lon"]["tick_levels"][direction]
-            tck_labels[direction] = self._format_ticks(
-                1, direction, lon_factor, levs)
-
-        tck_labels = grid_info["lat"]["tick_labels"] = {}
-        for direction in ["left", "bottom", "right", "top"]:
-            levs = grid_info["lat"]["tick_levels"][direction]
-            tck_labels[direction] = self._format_ticks(
-                2, direction, lat_factor, levs)
+        for idx, lon_or_lat, levs, factor, values, lines in [
+                (1, "lon", lon_levs, lon_factor, lon_values, lon_lines),
+                (2, "lat", lat_levs, lat_factor, lat_values, lat_lines),
+        ]:
+            grid_info[lon_or_lat] = gi = {
+                "lines": [[l] for l in lines],
+                "ticks": {"left": [], "right": [], "bottom": [], "top": []},
+            }
+            for (lx, ly), v, level in zip(lines, values, levs):
+                all_crossings = _find_line_box_crossings(np.column_stack([lx, ly]), bb)
+                for side, crossings in zip(
+                        ["left", "right", "bottom", "top"], all_crossings):
+                    for crossing in crossings:
+                        gi["ticks"][side].append({"level": level, "loc": crossing})
+            for side in gi["ticks"]:
+                levs = [tick["level"] for tick in gi["ticks"][side]]
+                labels = self._format_ticks(idx, side, factor, levs)
+                for tick, label in zip(gi["ticks"][side], labels):
+                    tick["label"] = label
 
         return grid_info
 
@@ -228,30 +231,6 @@ def _get_raw_grid_lines(self,
 
         return lon_lines, lat_lines
 
-    def _clip_grid_lines_and_find_ticks(self, lines, values, levs, bb):
-        gi = {
-            "values": [],
-            "levels": [],
-            "tick_levels": dict(left=[], bottom=[], right=[], top=[]),
-            "tick_locs": dict(left=[], bottom=[], right=[], top=[]),
-            "lines": [],
-        }
-
-        tck_levels = gi["tick_levels"]
-        tck_locs = gi["tick_locs"]
-        for (lx, ly), v, lev in zip(lines, values, levs):
-            tcks = _find_line_box_crossings(np.column_stack([lx, ly]), bb)
-            gi["levels"].append(v)
-            gi["lines"].append([(lx, ly)])
-
-            for tck, direction in zip(tcks,
-                                      ["left", "right", "bottom", "top"]):
-                for t in tck:
-                    tck_levels[direction].append(lev)
-                    tck_locs[direction].append(t)
-
-        return gi
-
     def set_transform(self, aux_trans):
         if isinstance(aux_trans, Transform):
             self._aux_transform = aux_trans
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_helper_curvelinear.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
index 8dbfa6adf90f..a7eb9d5cfe21 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ def iter_major():
             for nth_coord, show_labels in [
                     (self.nth_coord_ticks, True), (1 - self.nth_coord_ticks, False)]:
                 gi = self.grid_helper._grid_info[["lon", "lat"][nth_coord]]
-                for (xy, angle_normal), l in zip(
-                        gi["tick_locs"][side], gi["tick_labels"][side]):
-                    yield xy, angle_normal, angle_tangent, (l if show_labels else "")
+                for tick in gi["ticks"][side]:
+                    yield (*tick["loc"], angle_tangent,
+                           (tick["label"] if show_labels else ""))
 
         return iter_major(), iter([])
 
@@ -321,12 +321,8 @@ def get_tick_iterator(self, nth_coord, axis_side, minor=False):
         angle_tangent = dict(left=90, right=90, bottom=0, top=0)[axis_side]
         lon_or_lat = ["lon", "lat"][nth_coord]
         if not minor:  # major ticks
-            for (xy, angle_normal), l in zip(
-                    self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["tick_locs"][axis_side],
-                    self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["tick_labels"][axis_side]):
-                yield xy, angle_normal, angle_tangent, l
+            for tick in self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["ticks"][axis_side]:
+                yield *tick["loc"], angle_tangent, tick["label"]
         else:
-            for (xy, angle_normal), l in zip(
-                    self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["tick_locs"][axis_side],
-                    self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["tick_labels"][axis_side]):
-                yield xy, angle_normal, angle_tangent, ""
+            for tick in self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["ticks"][axis_side]:
+                yield *tick["loc"], angle_tangent, ""