diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py b/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py
index 28424264ba67..af5946535cfb 100644
--- a/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py
+++ b/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py
@@ -4,64 +4,59 @@
 ===================================
 
 """
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import make_axes_locatable
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_divider import make_axes_area_auto_adjustable
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-
-    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+plt.figure()
+ax = plt.axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
 
-    def ex1():
-        plt.figure(1)
-        ax = plt.axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
-        #ax = plt.subplot(111)
+ax.set_yticks([0.5])
+ax.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
 
-        ax.set_yticks([0.5])
-        ax.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
+make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax)
 
-        make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax)
+###############################################################################
 
-    def ex2():
 
-        plt.figure(2)
-        ax1 = plt.axes([0, 0, 1, 0.5])
-        ax2 = plt.axes([0, 0.5, 1, 0.5])
+plt.figure()
+ax1 = plt.axes([0, 0, 1, 0.5])
+ax2 = plt.axes([0, 0.5, 1, 0.5])
 
-        ax1.set_yticks([0.5])
-        ax1.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
-        ax1.set_ylabel("Y label")
+ax1.set_yticks([0.5])
+ax1.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
+ax1.set_ylabel("Y label")
 
-        ax2.set_title("Title")
+ax2.set_title("Title")
 
-        make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax1, pad=0.1, use_axes=[ax1, ax2])
-        make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax2, pad=0.1, use_axes=[ax1, ax2])
+make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax1, pad=0.1, use_axes=[ax1, ax2])
+make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax2, pad=0.1, use_axes=[ax1, ax2])
 
-    def ex3():
+###############################################################################
 
-        fig = plt.figure(3)
-        ax1 = plt.axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
-        divider = make_axes_locatable(ax1)
 
-        ax2 = divider.new_horizontal("100%", pad=0.3, sharey=ax1)
-        ax2.tick_params(labelleft=False)
-        fig.add_axes(ax2)
+fig = plt.figure()
+ax1 = plt.axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+divider = make_axes_locatable(ax1)
 
-        divider.add_auto_adjustable_area(use_axes=[ax1], pad=0.1,
-                                         adjust_dirs=["left"])
-        divider.add_auto_adjustable_area(use_axes=[ax2], pad=0.1,
-                                         adjust_dirs=["right"])
-        divider.add_auto_adjustable_area(use_axes=[ax1, ax2], pad=0.1,
-                                         adjust_dirs=["top", "bottom"])
+ax2 = divider.new_horizontal("100%", pad=0.3, sharey=ax1)
+ax2.tick_params(labelleft=False)
+fig.add_axes(ax2)
 
-        ax1.set_yticks([0.5])
-        ax1.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
+divider.add_auto_adjustable_area(use_axes=[ax1], pad=0.1,
+                                 adjust_dirs=["left"])
+divider.add_auto_adjustable_area(use_axes=[ax2], pad=0.1,
+                                 adjust_dirs=["right"])
+divider.add_auto_adjustable_area(use_axes=[ax1, ax2], pad=0.1,
+                                 adjust_dirs=["top", "bottom"])
 
-        ax2.set_title("Title")
-        ax2.set_xlabel("X - Label")
+ax1.set_yticks([0.5])
+ax1.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
 
-    ex1()
-    ex2()
-    ex3()
+ax2.set_title("Title")
+ax2.set_xlabel("X - Label")
 
-    plt.show()
+plt.show()