diff --git a/brainrender/settings.py b/brainrender/settings.py
index 0d830be..27d521c 100644
--- a/brainrender/settings.py
+++ b/brainrender/settings.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 ROOT_ALPHA = 0.2  # transparency of the overall brain model's actor'
 SCREENSHOT_SCALE = 1
 SHADER_STYLE = "cartoon"  # affects the look of rendered brain regions: [metallic, plastic, shiny, glossy, cartoon]
-SHOW_AXES = True
+SHOW_AXES = False
 WHOLE_SCREEN = False  # If true render window is full screen
 OFFSCREEN = False
 NUM_LOGS_KEPT = 100