diff --git a/eland/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py b/eland/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py
index 37efda0..ddea852 100644
--- a/eland/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py
+++ b/eland/plotting/_matplotlib/hist.py
@@ -27,18 +27,11 @@ except ImportError:
     # pandas>=1.3.0
     from pandas.core.dtypes.generic import ABCIndex
 
-try:  # pandas>=1.2.0
-    from pandas.plotting._matplotlib.tools import (  # type: ignore
-        create_subplots,
-        flatten_axes,
-        set_ticks_props,
-    )
-except ImportError:  # pandas<1.2.0
-    from pandas.plotting._matplotlib.tools import (  # type: ignore
-        _flatten as flatten_axes,
-        _set_ticks_props as set_ticks_props,
-        _subplots as create_subplots,
-    )
+from pandas.plotting._matplotlib.tools import (  # type: ignore
+    create_subplots,
+    flatten_axes,
+    set_ticks_props,
+)
 
 from eland.utils import try_sort
 
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 7230355..e5ec1b0 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def test(session, pandas_version: str):
         "--cov-report",
         "term-missing",
         "--cov=eland/",
+        "--cov-config=setup.cfg",
         "--doctest-modules",
         "--nbval",
         *(session.posargs or ("eland/", "tests/")),
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cb6a426..67aadcb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 profile = black
 [mypy]
 plugins = numpy.typing.mypy_plugin
+[report]
+exclude_lines=
+    @abstractmethod
+    if TYPE_CHECKING: