diff --git a/paper/figures/fig_simple_example.tex b/paper/figures/fig_simple_example.tex
index f03a3181e966f6f5626c9aeabc9e2e1c533ae704..fd69ab61693cb24346d49d42d057cc718c1ebee5 100644
--- a/paper/figures/fig_simple_example.tex
+++ b/paper/figures/fig_simple_example.tex
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ xlabel near ticks,
 
 \nextgroupplot[
   legend columns=4,
-  legend style={draw=none,at={(2.6,1.3)}},
+  legend style={draw=none,fill=none,at={(2.6,1.3)}},
   xlabel = {$T_d$ -- Kill},
 ]
 \addplot[thick, purple, mark=pentagon*] table[x index=0, y index=1, col sep=comma] {\dataaa};