diff --git a/anesthetic/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py b/anesthetic/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py
index b488a2e9..39333dbf 100644
--- a/anesthetic/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py
+++ b/anesthetic/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ def _get_colors(self, num_colors=None, color_kwds='color'):
         return super()._get_colors(num_colors, color_kwds)
 
     def _post_plot_logic(self, ax, data):
-        if self.orientation == "horizontal":
-            ax.set_ylabel(self.ylabel)
-        else:
-            ax.set_xlabel(self.xlabel)
+        ax.set_xlabel(self.xlabel)
         ax.set_yticks([])
         ax.set_ylim(bottom=0)