diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index 5cb4781036ae..f170e2434dfc 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ def text(self, x, y, s, fontdict=None, withdash=False, **kwargs):
         return t
 
     @docstring.dedent_interpd
-    def annotate(self, text, xy, *args, **kwargs):
-        a = mtext.Annotation(text, xy, *args, **kwargs)
+    def annotate(self, s, xy, *args, **kwargs):
+        a = mtext.Annotation(s, xy, *args, **kwargs)
         a.set_transform(mtransforms.IdentityTransform())
         if 'clip_on' in kwargs:
             a.set_clip_path(self.patch)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
index bfc0615230b3..5134ea184739 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -2402,8 +2402,8 @@ def angle_spectrum(
 
 # Autogenerated by boilerplate.py.  Do not edit as changes will be lost.
 @docstring.copy_dedent(Axes.annotate)
-def annotate(text, xy, *args, **kwargs):
-    return gca().annotate(text=text, xy=xy, *args, **kwargs)
+def annotate(s, xy, *args, **kwargs):
+    return gca().annotate(s=s, xy=xy, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 # Autogenerated by boilerplate.py.  Do not edit as changes will be lost.