diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index d55b3f42..0110d086 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -1287,8 +1287,6 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                 loc = get(_pyplot_legend_pos, leg, "best"),
                 scatterpoints = 1,
                 fontsize = py_dpi_scale(plt, sp[:legendfontsize]),
-                # family = sp[:legendfont].family,
-                # framealpha = 0.6,
                 facecolor = py_color(sp[:background_color_legend]),
                 edgecolor = py_color(sp[:foreground_color_legend]),
                 framealpha = alpha(plot_color(sp[:background_color_legend])),
@@ -1296,16 +1294,9 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
             leg[:set_zorder](1000)
             sp[:legendtitle] != nothing && leg[:set_title](sp[:legendtitle])
 
-            # fgcolor = py_color(sp[:foreground_color_legend])
-            lfcolor = py_color(sp[:legendfontcolor])
             for txt in leg[:get_texts]()
-                PyPlot.plt[:setp](txt, color = lfcolor, family = sp[:legendfontfamily])
+                PyPlot.plt[:setp](txt, color = py_color(sp[:legendfontcolor]), family = sp[:legendfontfamily])
             end
-
-            # set some legend properties
-            # frame = leg[:get_frame]()
-            # frame[set_facecolor_sym](py_color(sp[:background_color_legend]))
-            # frame[:set_edgecolor](fgcolor)
         end
     end
 end