diff --git a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_custom_symbol.py b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_custom_symbol.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3938747ddbc0..000000000000
--- a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_custom_symbol.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-"""
-=================================
-Scatter plots with custom symbols
-=================================
-
-.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_symbol
-.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_piecharts
-"""
-
-# %%
-# Using TeX symbols
-# -----------------
-# An easy way to customize scatter symbols is passing a TeX symbol name
-# enclosed in $-signs as a marker. Below we use ``marker=r'$\clubsuit$'``.
-
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-import numpy as np
-
-# Fixing random state for reproducibility
-np.random.seed(19680801)
-
-
-x = np.arange(0.0, 50.0, 2.0)
-y = x ** 1.3 + np.random.rand(*x.shape) * 30.0
-sizes = np.random.rand(*x.shape) * 800 + 500
-
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-ax.scatter(x, y, sizes, c="green", alpha=0.5, marker=r'$\clubsuit$',
-           label="Luck")
-ax.set_xlabel("Leprechauns")
-ax.set_ylabel("Gold")
-ax.legend()
-plt.show()
-
-# %%
-# Using a custom path
-# -------------------
-# Alternatively, one can also pass a custom path of N vertices as a (N, 2)
-# array of x, y values as *marker*.
-
-# unit area ellipse
-rx, ry = 3., 1.
-area = rx * ry * np.pi
-theta = np.arange(0, 2 * np.pi + 0.01, 0.1)
-verts = np.column_stack([rx / area * np.cos(theta), ry / area * np.sin(theta)])
-
-x, y, s, c = np.random.rand(4, 30)
-s *= 100
-
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-ax.scatter(x, y, s, c, marker=verts)
-
-plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_star_poly.py b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_star_poly.py
index 8f00ceccf4c1..d97408333455 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_star_poly.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_star_poly.py
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
 
 Example with different ways to specify markers.
 
-For a list of all markers see also the `matplotlib.markers` documentation.
+See also the `matplotlib.markers` documentation for a list of all markers and
+:doc:`/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/marker_reference` for more information
+on configuring markers.
+
+.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_custom_symbol
+.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_symbol
+.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_piecharts
 """
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
@@ -17,32 +23,31 @@
 y = np.random.rand(10)
 z = np.sqrt(x**2 + y**2)
 
-fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 3, sharex=True, sharey=True)
+fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 3, sharex=True, sharey=True, layout="constrained")
 
-# marker symbol
+# Matplotlib marker symbol
 axs[0, 0].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=">")
 axs[0, 0].set_title("marker='>'")
 
-# marker from TeX
-axs[0, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=r'$\alpha$')
-axs[0, 1].set_title(r"marker=r'\$\alpha\$'")
+# marker from TeX: passing a TeX symbol name enclosed in $-signs
+axs[0, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=r"$\clubsuit$")
+axs[0, 1].set_title(r"marker=r'\$\clubsuit\$'")
 
-# marker from path
+# marker from path: passing a custom path of N vertices as a (N, 2) array-like
 verts = [[-1, -1], [1, -1], [1, 1], [-1, -1]]
 axs[0, 2].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=verts)
 axs[0, 2].set_title("marker=verts")
 
-# regular polygon marker
+# regular pentagon marker
 axs[1, 0].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 0))
 axs[1, 0].set_title("marker=(5, 0)")
 
-# regular star marker
+# regular 5-pointed star marker
 axs[1, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 1))
 axs[1, 1].set_title("marker=(5, 1)")
 
-# regular asterisk marker
+# regular 5-pointed asterisk marker
 axs[1, 2].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 2))
 axs[1, 2].set_title("marker=(5, 2)")
 
-plt.tight_layout()
 plt.show()