diff --git a/src/sage/plot/graphics.py b/src/sage/plot/graphics.py
index fce17eec618..61fa25dd277 100644
--- a/src/sage/plot/graphics.py
+++ b/src/sage/plot/graphics.py
@@ -3310,10 +3310,14 @@ def save(self, filename, **kwds):
             # on the file extension.
             # PGF is handled by a different backend
             if ext == '.pgf':
-                from sage.misc.sage_ostools import have_program
-                latex_implementations = [i for i in ["xelatex", "pdflatex",
-                                                     "lualatex"]
-                                         if have_program(i)]
+                from sage.features.latex import xelatex,pdflatex,lualatex
+                latex_implementations = []
+                if xelatex().is_present():
+                    latex_implementations.append('xelatex')
+                if pdflatex().is_present():
+                    latex_implementations.append('pdflatex')
+                if lualatex().is_present():
+                    latex_implementations.append('lualatex')
                 if not latex_implementations:
                     raise ValueError("Matplotlib requires either xelatex, "
                                      "lualatex, or pdflatex.")
diff --git a/src/sage/plot/multigraphics.py b/src/sage/plot/multigraphics.py
index 6fa90dd6bbc..6f441561a99 100644
--- a/src/sage/plot/multigraphics.py
+++ b/src/sage/plot/multigraphics.py
@@ -453,10 +453,14 @@ def save(self, filename, figsize=None, **kwds):
             # depending on the file extension.
             # PGF is handled by a different backend
             if ext == '.pgf':
-                from sage.misc.sage_ostools import have_program
-                latex_implementations = [i for i in ["xelatex", "pdflatex",
-                                                     "lualatex"]
-                                         if have_program(i)]
+                from sage.features.latex import xelatex,pdflatex,lualatex
+                latex_implementations = []
+                if xelatex().is_present():
+                    latex_implementations.append('xelatex')
+                if pdflatex().is_present():
+                    latex_implementations.append('pdflatex')
+                if lualatex().is_present():
+                    latex_implementations.append('lualatex')
                 if not latex_implementations:
                     raise ValueError("Matplotlib requires either xelatex, "
                                      "lualatex, or pdflatex.")