diff --git a/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl b/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
index 7a188b01..c0ca103f 100644
--- a/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pgfplotsx.jl
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ function pgfx_linestyle(linewidth::Real, color, α = 1, linestyle = :solid)
     )
 end
 
-function pgfx_legend_col(s::Symbol) = s == :horizontal ? -1 : 1
+pgfx_legend_col(s::Symbol) = s == :horizontal ? -1 : 1
 pgfx_legend_col(n) = n