diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/hist2d_demo.py b/examples/pylab_examples/hist2d_demo.py
index 85ef27ad1d2b..f8f0e61cbe92 100644
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/hist2d_demo.py
+++ b/examples/pylab_examples/hist2d_demo.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from pylab import *
-x = randn(1000)
-y = randn(1000) + 5
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+x = np.random.randn(1000)
+y = np.random.randn(1000) + 5
 
 # normal distribution center at x=0 and y=5
-hist2d(x, y, bins=40)
-show()
+plt.hist2d(x, y, bins=40)
+plt.show()