matplotlib · QuLogic · May 6, 2025 · May 6, 2025
diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/30014-DS.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/removals/30014-DS.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+``GridHelperCurveLinear.get_tick_iterator``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+... is removed with no replacement.
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_helper_curvelinear.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/grid_helper_curvelinear.py
@@ -351,14 +351,3 @@ def get_gridlines(self, which="major", axis="both"):
        if axis in ["both", "y"]:
            grid_lines.extend([gl.T for gl in self._grid_info["lat"]["lines"]])
        return grid_lines
-
-    @_api.deprecated("3.9")
-    def get_tick_iterator(self, nth_coord, axis_side, minor=False):
-        angle_tangent = dict(left=90, right=90, bottom=0, top=0)[axis_side]
-        lon_or_lat = ["lon", "lat"][nth_coord]
-        if not minor:  # major ticks
-            for tick in self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["ticks"][axis_side]:
-                yield *tick["loc"], angle_tangent, tick["label"]
-        else:
-            for tick in self._grid_info[lon_or_lat]["ticks"][axis_side]:
-                yield *tick["loc"], angle_tangent, ""