diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/log_bar.py b/examples/pylab_examples/log_bar.py
index 8e18c00767a4..362b123ebaa4 100644
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/log_bar.py
+++ b/examples/pylab_examples/log_bar.py
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@
     y = [d[i] for d in data]
     b = plt.bar(x + i * dimw, y, dimw, bottom=0.001)
 plt.xticks(x + w / 2)
-plt.ylim((0.001, 1000))
 
 plt.show()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index 0f415587f733..bcfaf7130cc8 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -2128,9 +2128,9 @@ def make_iterable(x):
             r.update(kwargs)
             r.get_path()._interpolation_steps = 100
             if orientation == 'vertical':
-                r.sticky_edges.y.append(0)
+                r.sticky_edges.y.append(b)
             elif orientation == 'horizontal':
-                r.sticky_edges.x.append(0)
+                r.sticky_edges.x.append(l)
             self.add_patch(r)
             patches.append(r)