From 5e5918add3c23123bca704046dddeaff6a678f38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Hoffmann <2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 23:48:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remove Artist.eventson and Container.eventson

---
 doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/18909-TH.rst | 3 +++
 lib/matplotlib/artist.py                       | 1 -
 lib/matplotlib/container.py                    | 1 -
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/18909-TH.rst

diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/18909-TH.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/18909-TH.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76fbd3260958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/18909-TH.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+``Artist.eventson`` and ``Container.eventson``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+These attributes have no effect and thus have been removed.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
index f6472b0704e4..d1b821d22d0e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         # Normally, artist classes need to be queried for mouseover info if and
         # only if they override get_cursor_data.
         self._mouseover = type(self).get_cursor_data != Artist.get_cursor_data
-        self.eventson = False  # fire events only if eventson
         self._callbacks = cbook.CallbackRegistry()
         try:
             self.axes = None
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/container.py b/lib/matplotlib/container.py
index 97c3ac4dec15..2abc4d4a1f9e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/container.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/container.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         return tuple.__new__(cls, args[0])
 
     def __init__(self, kl, label=None):
-        self.eventson = False  # fire events only if eventson
         self._callbacks = cbook.CallbackRegistry()
         self._remove_method = None
         self.set_label(label)