diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/3d_axis_limits.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/3d_axis_limits.rst
index 7e7d6b2e5133..b460cfdb4f73 100644
--- a/doc/users/next_whats_new/3d_axis_limits.rst
+++ b/doc/users/next_whats_new/3d_axis_limits.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ automatically added.
 
     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
     fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, subplot_kw={'projection': '3d'})
-    plt.rcParams['axes3d.automargin'] = False  # the default in 3.9.0
-    axs[0].set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), zlim=(0, 1), title='New Behavior')
+
     plt.rcParams['axes3d.automargin'] = True
-    axs[1].set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), zlim=(0, 1), title='Old Behavior')
+    axs[0].set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), zlim=(0, 1), title='Old Behavior')
+
+    plt.rcParams['axes3d.automargin'] = False  # the default in 3.9.0
+    axs[1].set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), zlim=(0, 1), title='New Behavior')