diff --git a/doc/api/axes_api.rst b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
index d8b5596c291f..14883b695c24 100644
--- a/doc/api/axes_api.rst
+++ b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ axes
 :mod:`matplotlib.axes`
 ======================
 
-.. automodule:: matplotlib.axes
+.. autoclass:: matplotlib.axes.Axes
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
-   :show-inheritance: