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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/figure.py
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@@ -2084,7 +2084,6 @@ def print_figure(self, filename, dpi=None, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',
 
         *dpi*
             the dots per inch to save the figure in; if None, use savefig.dpi
-            if 'native' use dpi from figure
 
         *facecolor*
             the facecolor of the figure
@@ -2128,8 +2127,6 @@ def print_figure(self, filename, dpi=None, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',
 
         if dpi is None:
             dpi = rcParams['savefig.dpi']
-        elif dpi == 'native':
-            dpi = self.figure.dpi
 
         origDPI = self.figure.dpi
         origfacecolor = self.figure.get_facecolor()
 
@@ -1424,9 +1424,10 @@ def savefig(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         Keyword arguments:
 
-          *dpi*: [ *None* | ``scalar > 0`` ]
+          *dpi*: [ *None* | ``scalar > 0`` | 'figure']
             The resolution in dots per inch.  If *None* it will default to
-            the value ``savefig.dpi`` in the matplotlibrc file.
+            the value ``savefig.dpi`` in the matplotlibrc file. If 'figure'
+            it will set the dpi to be the value of the figure.
 
           *facecolor*, *edgecolor*:
             the colors of the figure rectangle
@@ -1473,6 +1474,8 @@ def savefig(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
 
         kwargs.setdefault('dpi', rcParams['savefig.dpi'])
+        if kwargs['dpi'] == 'figure':
+            kwargs['dpi'] = self.get_dpi()
         frameon = kwargs.pop('frameon', rcParams['savefig.frameon'])
         transparent = kwargs.pop('transparent',
                                  rcParams['savefig.transparent'])