diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index b1aeb87e6b45..9eaf2dc331ed 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3885,7 +3885,8 @@ def boxplot(self, x, notch=None, sym=None, vert=None, whis=None,
boxes are drawn with Patch artists.
labels : sequence, optional
- Labels for each dataset (one per dataset).
+ Labels for each dataset (one per dataset). These are used for
+ x-tick labels; *not* for legend entries.
manage_ticks : bool, default: True
If True, the tick locations and labels will be adjusted to match
@@ -4004,9 +4005,6 @@ def boxplot(self, x, notch=None, sym=None, vert=None, whis=None,
if 'color' in boxprops:
boxprops['edgecolor'] = boxprops.pop('color')
- if labels:
- boxprops['label'] = labels
-
# if non-default sym value, put it into the flier dictionary
# the logic for providing the default symbol ('b+') now lives
# in bxp in the initial value of flierkw
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
index 820f9d967f24..b23649f22e48 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
@@ -1429,31 +1429,16 @@ def test_legend_text():
assert_allclose(leg_bboxes[1].bounds, leg_bboxes[0].bounds)
-def test_boxplot_legend():
- # Test that boxplot legends handles are patches
- # and labels are generated from boxplot's labels parameter.
- fig, axs = plt.subplots()
- A = 5*np.random.rand(100, 1)
- B = 10*np.random.rand(100, 1) - 5
- C = 7*np.random.rand(100, 1) - 5
- labels = ['a', 'b', 'c']
-
- bp0 = axs.boxplot(A, positions=[0], patch_artist=True, labels=labels[0])
- bp1 = axs.boxplot(B, positions=[1], patch_artist=True, labels=labels[1])
- bp2 = axs.boxplot(C, positions=[2], patch_artist=True, labels=labels[2])
- # red, blue, green
- colors = [(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1), (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1), (0.0, 0.5, 0.0, 1)]
- box_list = [bp0, bp1, bp2]
- # Set colors to the boxes
- lbl_index = 0
- for b_plot, color in zip(box_list, colors):
- for patch in b_plot['boxes']:
- patch.set_color(color)
- lbl_index += 1
-
- legend = axs.legend()
- for index, handle in enumerate(legend.legend_handles):
- assert isinstance(handle, mpl.patches.Rectangle)
- assert handle.get_facecolor() == colors[index]
- assert handle.get_edgecolor() == colors[index]
- assert handle.get_label() == labels[index]
+def test_boxplot_labels():
+ # Test that boxplot(..., labels=) sets the tick labels but not legend entries
+ # This is not consistent with other plot types but is the current behavior.
+ fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+ np.random.seed(19680801)
+ data = np.random.random((10, 3))
+ bp = ax.boxplot(data, labels=['A', 'B', 'C'])
+ # Check that labels set the tick labels ...
+ assert [l.get_text() for l in ax.get_xticklabels()] == ['A', 'B', 'C']
+ # ... but not legend entries
+ handles, labels = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
+ assert len(handles) == 0
+ assert len(labels) == 0
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