diff --git a/pd/nw/pdgui.js b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
index 157310a237d4f0349a19ebc19cf92c908e402a7e..57cf02f2919f22ed7ff779adfb89001c9bfa50e6 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pdgui.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
@@ -3067,7 +3067,6 @@ function gui_scope_draw_bg(cid, tag, bg_color, w, h, grid_width, dx, dy) {
         fill: "none",
         stroke: "black",
         "stroke-width": grid_width,
-        "shape-rendering": "geometricPrecision"
     });
     g.appendChild(bg);
     g.appendChild(path);