diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
index 106d881ce88c..01a2fc85d959 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 ## Patches are graphical objects that fill 2D space, like polygons or circles.
 ## See https://matplotlib.org/api/artist_api.html#module-matplotlib.patches
 ## for more information on patch properties.
-#patch.linewidth:       1      # edge width in points.
+#patch.linewidth:       1.0    # edge width in points.
 #patch.facecolor:       C0
 #patch.edgecolor:       black  # if forced, or patch is not filled
 #patch.force_edgecolor: False  # True to always use edgecolor
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
index b2ec23eca8c1..2a76a227e8fa 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -75,16 +75,12 @@ def __init__(self,
         """
         super().__init__()
 
-        if linewidth is None:
-            linewidth = mpl.rcParams['patch.linewidth']
         if linestyle is None:
             linestyle = "solid"
         if capstyle is None:
             capstyle = CapStyle.butt
         if joinstyle is None:
             joinstyle = JoinStyle.miter
-        if antialiased is None:
-            antialiased = mpl.rcParams['patch.antialiased']
 
         self._hatch_color = colors.to_rgba(mpl.rcParams['hatch.color'])
         self._fill = True  # needed for set_facecolor call
@@ -405,8 +401,6 @@ def set_linewidth(self, w):
         """
         if w is None:
             w = mpl.rcParams['patch.linewidth']
-            if w is None:
-                w = mpl.rcParams['axes.linewidth']
         self._linewidth = float(w)
         self._dash_pattern = mlines._scale_dashes(
             *self._unscaled_dash_pattern, w)