diff --git a/tutorials/intermediate/constrainedlayout_guide.py b/tutorials/intermediate/constrainedlayout_guide.py
index 8852f4067ff4..ebec5478cfda 100644
--- a/tutorials/intermediate/constrainedlayout_guide.py
+++ b/tutorials/intermediate/constrainedlayout_guide.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def example_plot(ax, fontsize=12, hide_labels=False):
 fig, axs = plt.subplots(3, 3, figsize=(4, 4), layout="constrained")
 for ax in axs.flat:
     im = ax.pcolormesh(arr, **pc_kwargs)
-fig.colorbar(im, ax=axs[1:, ][:, 1], shrink=0.8)
+fig.colorbar(im, ax=axs[1:, 1], shrink=0.8)
 fig.colorbar(im, ax=axs[:, -1], shrink=0.6)
 
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