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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/spines.py
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@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ def __init__(self, fig, rect,
         """ % {'scale': ' | '.join(
             [repr(x) for x in mscale.get_scale_names()])}
         martist.Artist.__init__(self)
+        self._in_init = True
         if isinstance(rect, mtransforms.Bbox):
             self._position = rect
         else:
@@ -578,6 +579,8 @@ def __init__(self, fig, rect,
             right=rcParams['ytick.right'] and rcParams['ytick.major.right'],
             which='major')
 
+        self._in_init = False
+
     def __getstate__(self):
         # The renderer should be re-created by the figure, and then cached at
         # that point.
@@ -609,11 +612,11 @@ def get_window_extent(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def _init_axis(self):
         "move this out of __init__ because non-separable axes don't use it"
         self.xaxis = maxis.XAxis(self)
-        self.spines['bottom'].register_axis(self.xaxis)
-        self.spines['top'].register_axis(self.xaxis)
+        self.spines['bottom'].register_axis(self.xaxis, _init=True)
+        self.spines['top'].register_axis(self.xaxis, _init=True)
         self.yaxis = maxis.YAxis(self)
-        self.spines['left'].register_axis(self.yaxis)
-        self.spines['right'].register_axis(self.yaxis)
+        self.spines['left'].register_axis(self.yaxis, _init=True)
+        self.spines['right'].register_axis(self.yaxis, _init=True)
         self._update_transScale()
 
     def set_figure(self, fig):
@@ -977,10 +980,13 @@ def cla(self):
         xaxis_visible = self.xaxis.get_visible()
         yaxis_visible = self.yaxis.get_visible()
 
-        self.xaxis.cla()
-        self.yaxis.cla()
-        for name, spine in six.iteritems(self.spines):
-            spine.cla()
+        # Don't clear during __init__ because they're already been cleared by
+        # their own __init__.
+        if not self._in_init:
+            self.xaxis.cla()
+            self.yaxis.cla()
+            for name, spine in six.iteritems(self.spines):
+                spine.cla()
 
         self.ignore_existing_data_limits = True
         self.callbacks = cbook.CallbackRegistry()
 
@@ -761,8 +761,10 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             kwargs.pop('rlabel_position', 22.5))
 
         Axes.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        self._in_init = True
         self.set_aspect('equal', adjustable='box', anchor='C')
         self.cla()
+        self._in_init = False
     __init__.__doc__ = Axes.__init__.__doc__
 
     def cla(self):
 
@@ -164,15 +164,17 @@ def _ensure_position_is_set(self):
             self._position = ('outward', 0.0)  # in points
             self.set_position(self._position)
 
-    def register_axis(self, axis):
+    def register_axis(self, axis, _init=False):
         """register an axis
 
         An axis should be registered with its corresponding spine from
         the Axes instance. This allows the spine to clear any axis
         properties when needed.
         """
         self.axis = axis
-        if self.axis is not None:
+        if not _init and self.axis is not None:
+            # Clear the axis when added, but *not* if the caller says it was
+            # just created.
             self.axis.cla()
         self.stale = True