diff --git a/examples/linear_model/plot_sgd_iris.py b/examples/linear_model/plot_sgd_iris.py
index 5d9b923f9b444..838f612d4659c 100644
--- a/examples/linear_model/plot_sgd_iris.py
+++ b/examples/linear_model/plot_sgd_iris.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
         X[idx, 1],
         c=color,
         label=iris.target_names[i],
-        cmap=plt.cm.Paired,
         edgecolor="black",
         s=20,
     )