diff --git a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
index 35586b2dd..189e86f47 100644
--- a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
+++ b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void exportProfile(ProfileWidget2 *profile, const struct dive *dive, cons
 static std::unique_ptr<ProfileWidget2> getPrintProfile()
 {
 	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(nullptr, (double)profileScale, nullptr);
-	profile->setPrintMode(true);
+	profile->setPrintMode();
 	return profile;
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp b/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp
index 83aced4bb..87edb59da 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ void PlannerWidgets::printDecoPlan()
 	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(DivePlannerPointsModel::instance(), 1.0, nullptr);
 	profile->setPlanState(&displayed_dive, 0);
 	profile->plotDive(&displayed_dive, 0, true, true);
-	profile->setPrintMode(true);
+	profile->setPrintMode();
 	profile->draw(&painter, QRect(0, 0, pixmap.width(), pixmap.height()));
 
 	QByteArray byteArray;
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp b/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
index 269867d9a..873e515be 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void Printer::render(int pages)
 
 	// apply printing settings to profile
 	profile->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
-	profile->setPrintMode(true, !printOptions.color_selected);
+	profile->setPrintMode(!printOptions.color_selected);
 
 	// render the Qwebview
 	QPainter painter;
diff --git a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp
index 1f6f5a81f..9fd8fb9db 100644
--- a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ void DiveCartesianAxis::setFontLabelScale(qreal scale)
 	changed = true;
 }
 
-void DiveCartesianAxis::setPrintMode(bool mode)
+void DiveCartesianAxis::setPrintMode()
 {
-	printMode = mode;
+	printMode = true;
 	// update the QPen of all lines depending on printMode
 	QPen newPen = gridPen();
 	QColor oldColor = pen().brush().color();
diff --git a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h
index 253f4e467..efb36fff6 100644
--- a/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h
+++ b/profile-widget/divecartesianaxis.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
 	};
 	DiveCartesianAxis(double fontPrintScale, ProfileScene &scene);
 	~DiveCartesianAxis();
-	void setPrintMode(bool mode);
+	void setPrintMode();
 	void setMinimum(double minimum);
 	void setMaximum(double maximum);
 	void setTickInterval(double interval);
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
index dda0f0a29..b80d35a82 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
@@ -1262,25 +1262,25 @@ void ProfileWidget2::changeGas(int tank, int seconds)
 }
 #endif
 
-void ProfileWidget2::setPrintMode(bool mode, bool grayscale)
+void ProfileWidget2::setPrintMode(bool grayscale)
 {
-	printMode = mode;
+	printMode = true;
 	resetZoom();
 
 	// set printMode for axes
-	profileScene->profileYAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
-	profileScene->gasYAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
-	profileScene->temperatureAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
-	profileScene->timeAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
-	profileScene->cylinderPressureAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
-	isGrayscale = mode ? grayscale : false;
+	profileScene->profileYAxis->setPrintMode();
+	profileScene->gasYAxis->setPrintMode();
+	profileScene->temperatureAxis->setPrintMode();
+	profileScene->timeAxis->setPrintMode();
+	profileScene->cylinderPressureAxis->setPrintMode();
+	isGrayscale = grayscale;
 #ifndef SUBSURFACE_MOBILE
-	profileScene->heartBeatAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
-	profileScene->percentageAxis->setPrintMode(mode);
+	profileScene->heartBeatAxis->setPrintMode();
+	profileScene->percentageAxis->setPrintMode();
 
-	mouseFollowerHorizontal->setVisible(!mode);
-	mouseFollowerVertical->setVisible(!mode);
-	toolTipItem->setVisible(!mode);
+	mouseFollowerHorizontal->setVisible(false);
+	mouseFollowerVertical->setVisible(false);
+	toolTipItem->setVisible(false);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
index 104d4e915..764b4f167 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 	void setProfileState(const struct dive *d, int dc);
 	void setPlanState(const struct dive *d, int dc);
 	void setEditState(const struct dive *d, int dc);
-	void setPrintMode(bool mode, bool grayscale = false);
+	void setPrintMode(bool grayscale = false);
 	bool isPlanner() const;
 	void draw(QPainter *painter, const QRect &pos);
 	QImage toImage(QSize size);
diff --git a/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp b/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp
index 24c57caa7..d3907db1f 100644
--- a/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void QMLProfile::createProfileView()
 {
 	m_profileWidget.reset(new ProfileWidget2(nullptr, fontScale * m_devicePixelRatio, nullptr));
 	m_profileWidget->setProfileState(nullptr, 0);
-	m_profileWidget->setPrintMode(true);
+	m_profileWidget->setPrintMode();
 }
 
 // we need this so we can connect update() to the scaleChanged() signal - which the connect above cannot do