diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
index 37f55d8f1db1..4114a539bb3d 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
@@ -721,9 +721,7 @@ def test_removal():
 @image_comparison(['anchored_locator_base_call.png'], style="mpl20")
 def test_anchored_locator_base_call():
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(3, 3))
-    fig1, fig2 = fig.subfigures(
-        nrows=2, ncols=1, height_ratios=[1, 1], squeeze=True
-    )
+    fig1, fig2 = fig.subfigures(nrows=2, ncols=1)
 
     ax = fig1.subplots()
     ax.set(aspect=1, xlim=(-15, 15), ylim=(-20, 5))