diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_distplot.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_distplot.py
index 52cd08b69ab..d56e76e27b1 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_distplot.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_distplot.py
@@ -183,20 +183,10 @@ def create_distplot(
     if isinstance(bin_size, (float, int)):
         bin_size = [bin_size] * len(hist_data)
 
-    hist = _Distplot(
-        hist_data,
-        histnorm,
-        group_labels,
-        bin_size,
-        curve_type,
-        colors,
-        rug_text,
-        show_hist,
-        show_curve,
-    ).make_hist()
+    data = []
+    if show_hist:
 
-    if curve_type == "normal":
-        curve = _Distplot(
+        hist = _Distplot(
             hist_data,
             histnorm,
             group_labels,
@@ -206,9 +196,42 @@ def create_distplot(
             rug_text,
             show_hist,
             show_curve,
-        ).make_normal()
-    else:
-        curve = _Distplot(
+        ).make_hist()
+
+        data.append(hist)
+
+    if show_curve:
+
+        if curve_type == "normal":
+            curve = _Distplot(
+                hist_data,
+                histnorm,
+                group_labels,
+                bin_size,
+                curve_type,
+                colors,
+                rug_text,
+                show_hist,
+                show_curve,
+            ).make_normal()
+        else:
+            curve = _Distplot(
+                hist_data,
+                histnorm,
+                group_labels,
+                bin_size,
+                curve_type,
+                colors,
+                rug_text,
+                show_hist,
+                show_curve,
+            ).make_kde()
+
+        data.append(curve)
+
+    if show_rug:
+
+        rug = _Distplot(
             hist_data,
             histnorm,
             group_labels,
@@ -218,26 +241,8 @@ def create_distplot(
             rug_text,
             show_hist,
             show_curve,
-        ).make_kde()
+        ).make_rug()
 
-    rug = _Distplot(
-        hist_data,
-        histnorm,
-        group_labels,
-        bin_size,
-        curve_type,
-        colors,
-        rug_text,
-        show_hist,
-        show_curve,
-    ).make_rug()
-
-    data = []
-    if show_hist:
-        data.append(hist)
-    if show_curve:
-        data.append(curve)
-    if show_rug:
         data.append(rug)
         layout = graph_objs.Layout(
             barmode="overlay",