diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/matshow.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/matshow.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 66970b335aed..000000000000
Binary files a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/matshow.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 8e8729751290..a205dc527bee 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -144,13 +144,15 @@ def test_spy_invalid_kwargs():
             ax.spy(np.eye(3, 3), **unsupported_kw)
 
 
-@image_comparison(['matshow.png'], style='mpl20')
-def test_matshow():
-    np.random.seed(19680801)
+@check_figures_equal(extensions=["png"])
+def test_matshow(fig_test, fig_ref):
+    mpl.style.use("mpl20")
     a = np.random.rand(32, 32)
-
-    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-    ax.matshow(a)
+    fig_test.add_subplot().matshow(a)
+    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_subplot()
+    ax_ref.imshow(a)
+    ax_ref.xaxis.tick_top()
+    ax_ref.xaxis.set_ticks_position('both')
 
 
 @image_comparison(['formatter_ticker_001',