diff --git a/Gallery/XY/NCL_xy_16.py b/Gallery/XY/NCL_xy_16.py
index c17ca6c37..ae5e85ae8 100644
--- a/Gallery/XY/NCL_xy_16.py
+++ b/Gallery/XY/NCL_xy_16.py
@@ -96,15 +96,14 @@
 
 # Add legend
 handles, labels = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
-# Default order is the order in which the data was plotted
-handles = reversed(handles)  # Reverse order of legend elements
-labels = reversed(labels)
+
 plt.legend(handles,
            labels,
            loc='center right',
            frameon=False,
            fontsize=14,
-           labelspacing=1)
+           labelspacing=1,
+           reverse=True)
 
 plt.show()
 
@@ -183,13 +182,13 @@
 # Add legend
 handles, labels = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
 # Default order is the order in which the data was plotted
-handles = reversed(handles)  # Reverse order of legend elements
-labels = reversed(labels)
+
 plt.legend(handles,
            labels,
            loc='center right',
            frameon=False,
            fontsize=14,
-           labelspacing=1)
+           labelspacing=1,
+           reverse=True)
 
 plt.show()