diff --git a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp
index bbc0f1d26..231e8f56d 100644
--- a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp
@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@ void DiveCartesianAxis::setFontLabelScale(qreal scale)
 	changed = true;
 }
 
-void DiveCartesianAxis::setPrintMode()
-{
-	printMode = true;
-	// update the QPen of all lines depending on printMode
-	QPen newPen = gridPen();
-	QColor oldColor = pen().brush().color();
-	newPen.setBrush(oldColor);
-	setPen(newPen);
-	Q_FOREACH (DiveLineItem *item, lines)
-		item->setPen(pen());
-}
-
 void DiveCartesianAxis::setMaximum(double maximum)
 {
 	if (IS_FP_SAME(max, maximum))
@@ -59,9 +47,8 @@ void DiveCartesianAxis::setTextColor(const QColor &color)
 	textColor = color;
 }
 
-DiveCartesianAxis::DiveCartesianAxis(double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene) : QObject(),
-	QGraphicsLineItem(),
-	printMode(false),
+DiveCartesianAxis::DiveCartesianAxis(double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, ProfileScene &scene) :
+	printMode(printMode),
 	scene(scene),
 	orientation(LeftToRight),
 	min(0),
@@ -352,7 +339,7 @@ QColor DepthAxis::colorForValue(double) const
 	return QColor(Qt::red);
 }
 
-DepthAxis::DepthAxis(double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene) : DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, scene)
+DepthAxis::DepthAxis(double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, ProfileScene &scene) : DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, scene)
 {
 	changed = true;
 }
@@ -385,8 +372,8 @@ QString TemperatureAxis::textForValue(double value) const
 	return QString::number(mkelvin_to_C((int)value));
 }
 
-PartialGasPressureAxis::PartialGasPressureAxis(const DivePlotDataModel &model, double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene) :
-	DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, scene),
+PartialGasPressureAxis::PartialGasPressureAxis(const DivePlotDataModel &model, double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, ProfileScene &scene) :
+	DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, scene),
 	model(model)
 {
 }
diff --git a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h
index 72b8f98ed..5834964f4 100644
--- a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h
+++ b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ public:
 		LeftToRight,
 		RightToLeft
 	};
-	DiveCartesianAxis(double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene);
+	DiveCartesianAxis(double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, ProfileScene &scene);
 	~DiveCartesianAxis();
-	void setPrintMode();
 	void setMinimum(double minimum);
 	void setMaximum(double maximum);
 	void setTickInterval(double interval);
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ protected:
 class DepthAxis : public DiveCartesianAxis {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
-	DepthAxis(double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene);
+	DepthAxis(double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, ProfileScene &scene);
 private:
 	QString textForValue(double value) const override;
 	QColor colorForValue(double value) const override;
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ private:
 class PartialGasPressureAxis : public DiveCartesianAxis {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
-	PartialGasPressureAxis(const DivePlotDataModel &model, double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene);
+	PartialGasPressureAxis(const DivePlotDataModel &model, double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, ProfileScene &scene);
 	void update(int animSpeed);
 private:
 	const DivePlotDataModel &model;
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilescene.cpp b/profile-widget/profilescene.cpp
index f5658e95a..cc556dffa 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilescene.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/profilescene.cpp
@@ -61,22 +61,22 @@ PartialPressureGasItem *ProfileScene::createPPGas(int column, color_index_t colo
 	return item;
 }
 
-ProfileScene::ProfileScene(double fontPrintScale) :
+ProfileScene::ProfileScene(double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, bool isGrayscale) :
 	d(nullptr),
 	dc(-1),
 	fontPrintScale(fontPrintScale),
-	printMode(false),
-	isGrayscale(false),
+	printMode(printMode),
+	isGrayscale(isGrayscale),
 	maxtime(-1),
 	maxdepth(-1),
 	dataModel(new DivePlotDataModel(this)),
-	profileYAxis(new DepthAxis(fontPrintScale, *this)),
-	gasYAxis(new PartialGasPressureAxis(*dataModel, fontPrintScale, *this)),
-	temperatureAxis(new TemperatureAxis(fontPrintScale, *this)),
-	timeAxis(new TimeAxis(fontPrintScale, *this)),
-	cylinderPressureAxis(new DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, *this)),
-	heartBeatAxis(new DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, *this)),
-	percentageAxis(new DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, *this)),
+	profileYAxis(new DepthAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
+	gasYAxis(new PartialGasPressureAxis(*dataModel, fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
+	temperatureAxis(new TemperatureAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
+	timeAxis(new TimeAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
+	cylinderPressureAxis(new DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
+	heartBeatAxis(new DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
+	percentageAxis(new DiveCartesianAxis(fontPrintScale, printMode, *this)),
 	diveProfileItem(createItem<DiveProfileItem>(*profileYAxis, DivePlotDataModel::DEPTH, 0, fontPrintScale)),
 	temperatureItem(createItem<DiveTemperatureItem>(*temperatureAxis, DivePlotDataModel::TEMPERATURE, 1, fontPrintScale)),
 	meanDepthItem(createItem<DiveMeanDepthItem>(*profileYAxis, DivePlotDataModel::INSTANT_MEANDEPTH, 1, fontPrintScale)),
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilescene.h b/profile-widget/profilescene.h
index 2da45c851..665bb56d0 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilescene.h
+++ b/profile-widget/profilescene.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-	// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-	// Displays the dive profile. Used by the interactive profile widget
-	// and the printing/exporting code.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Displays the dive profile. Used by the interactive profile widget
+// and the printing/exporting code.
 #ifndef PROFILESCENE_H
 #define PROFILESCENE_H
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TimeAxis;
 
 class ProfileScene : public QGraphicsScene {
 public:
-	ProfileScene(double fontPrintScale);
+	ProfileScene(double fontPrintScale, bool printMode, bool isGrayscale);
 	~ProfileScene();
 
 	void updateAxes(bool instant); // Update axes according to preferences
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
index 26ee354b9..391dcbb6c 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static const double thumbnailBaseZValue = 100.0;
 #endif
 
 ProfileWidget2::ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel *plannerModelIn, double fontPrintScale, QWidget *parent) : QGraphicsView(parent),
-	profileScene(new ProfileScene(fontPrintScale)),
+	profileScene(new ProfileScene(fontPrintScale, false, false)),
 	currentState(INIT),
 	plannerModel(plannerModelIn),
 	zoomLevel(0),
@@ -821,16 +821,8 @@ void ProfileWidget2::setPrintMode(bool grayscale)
 	resetZoom();
 
 	// set printMode for axes
-	profileScene->profileYAxis->setPrintMode();
-	profileScene->gasYAxis->setPrintMode();
-	profileScene->temperatureAxis->setPrintMode();
-	profileScene->timeAxis->setPrintMode();
-	profileScene->cylinderPressureAxis->setPrintMode();
 	profileScene->isGrayscale = grayscale;
 #ifndef SUBSURFACE_MOBILE
-	profileScene->heartBeatAxis->setPrintMode();
-	profileScene->percentageAxis->setPrintMode();
-
 	mouseFollowerHorizontal->setVisible(false);
 	mouseFollowerVertical->setVisible(false);
 	toolTipItem->setVisible(false);