diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/__init__.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/__init__.py
index fd7b2270ad4a..c10e89bd62b7 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from . import axes_size as Size
 from .axes_divider import Divider, SubplotDivider, LocatableAxes, \
      make_axes_locatable
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/anchored_artists.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/anchored_artists.py
index 09f281276fcc..14b661497d8a 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/anchored_artists.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/anchored_artists.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from matplotlib.offsetbox import AnchoredOffsetbox, AuxTransformBox, VPacker,\
      TextArea, AnchoredText, DrawingArea, AnnotationBbox
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/angle_helper.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/angle_helper.py
index da894aeff92c..f0f877d91364 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/angle_helper.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/angle_helper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.angle_helper import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_divider.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_divider.py
index 9575c796c5cd..25694ecf5ec4 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_divider.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_divider.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_divider import Divider, AxesLocator, SubplotDivider, \
      AxesDivider, locatable_axes_factory, make_axes_locatable
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_grid.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_grid.py
index 5f61652c5f96..58212ac89c4a 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_grid.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_grid.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 import mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_grid as axes_grid_orig
 from .axes_divider import LocatableAxes
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_rgb.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_rgb.py
index 969dc3e466cc..bfd4bb98ad78 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_rgb.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_rgb.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 #from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_rgb import *
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_rgb import make_rgb_axes, imshow_rgb, RGBAxesBase
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_size.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_size.py
index 9b0c1729f6cf..998b5e3c8711 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_size.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axes_size.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_size import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axis_artist.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axis_artist.py
index 6f829db66a72..92f0538cebaa 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axis_artist.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axis_artist.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axis_artist import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axisline_style.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axisline_style.py
index 4bc8f7440c40..2eef3b8b344d 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axisline_style.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axisline_style.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axisline_style import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axislines.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axislines.py
index db1619bf3aac..9653aa17020e 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axislines.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/axislines.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/clip_path.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/clip_path.py
index 7ef59481105c..bafe568fb1a8 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/clip_path.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/clip_path.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.clip_path import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/floating_axes.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/floating_axes.py
index 171ed23fbfd5..3f30d57c3a85 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/floating_axes.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/floating_axes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.floating_axes import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_finder.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_finder.py
index 5397f2caab50..ffa3db76cf88 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_finder.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_finder.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_finder import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_helper_curvelinear.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
index fa3a84cd6da1..325ddd6af22b 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.grid_helper_curvelinear import *
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/inset_locator.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/inset_locator.py
index 4c94ccf5c02f..a9ed77beda32 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/inset_locator.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/inset_locator.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.inset_locator import InsetPosition, \
      AnchoredSizeLocator, \
      AnchoredZoomLocator, BboxPatch, BboxConnector, BboxConnectorPatch, \
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/parasite_axes.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/parasite_axes.py
index f1b2cb877b4f..71ea50d62b31 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/parasite_axes.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid/parasite_axes.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.parasite_axes import \
      subplot_class_factory, \
      parasite_axes_class_factory, parasite_axes_auxtrans_class_factory, \
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_divider.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_divider.py
index 9d05c639be93..25694ecf5ec4 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_divider.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_divider.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-from matplotlib.externals import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_divider import Divider, AxesLocator, SubplotDivider, \
      AxesDivider, locatable_axes_factory, make_axes_locatable
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_grid.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_grid.py
index 96bc7bb7ad1e..58212ac89c4a 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_grid.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_grid.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-from matplotlib.externals import six
-
 import mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_grid as axes_grid_orig
 from .axes_divider import LocatableAxes
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_rgb.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_rgb.py
index d433928804b3..bfd4bb98ad78 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_rgb.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axes_rgb.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-from matplotlib.externals import six
-
 #from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_rgb import *
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_rgb import make_rgb_axes, imshow_rgb, RGBAxesBase
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/parasite_axes.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/parasite_axes.py
index 7c77482e6853..71ea50d62b31 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/parasite_axes.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/parasite_axes.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-from matplotlib.externals import six
-
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.parasite_axes import \
      subplot_class_factory, \
      parasite_axes_class_factory, parasite_axes_auxtrans_class_factory, \