diff --git a/arviz/plots/densityplot.py b/arviz/plots/densityplot.py
index a69ebcac9a..a961c01ab5 100644
--- a/arviz/plots/densityplot.py
+++ b/arviz/plots/densityplot.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def plot_density(
         figsize, textsize, rows, cols
     )
 
-    fig, ax = _create_axes_grid(length_plotters, rows, cols, figsize=figsize, squeeze=False)
+    _, ax = _create_axes_grid(length_plotters, rows, cols, figsize=figsize, squeeze=False)
 
     axis_map = {label: ax_ for label, ax_ in zip(all_labels, ax.flatten())}
     for m_idx, plotters in enumerate(to_plot):
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ def plot_density(
             ax[0].plot([], label=label, c=colors[m_idx], markersize=markersize)
         ax[0].legend(fontsize=xt_labelsize)
 
-    fig.tight_layout()
-
     return ax