matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/figure.py
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@@ -1444,12 +1444,10 @@ def gca(self, **kwargs):
                 "axes, or if no axes exist, create new axes with default "
                 "keyword arguments. To create a new axes with non-default "
                 "arguments, use plt.axes() or plt.subplot().")
-        cax = self._axstack()
-        if cax is None:
-            # no axes found, so create one which spans the figure
+        if self._axstack.empty():
             return self.add_subplot(1, 1, 1, **kwargs)
         else:
-            return cax
+            return self._axstack()
 
     def _gci(self):
         # Helper for `~matplotlib.pyplot.gci`.  Do not use elsewhere.