diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 42849f68..975b05c5 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ UUIDs = "cf7118a7-6976-5b1a-9a39-7adc72f591a4"
 Contour = "0.5"
 FFMPEG = "0.2"
 FixedPointNumbers = "0.6, 0.7"
-GR = "0.44, 0.45"
+GR = "0.45"
 GeometryTypes = "0.7"
 JSON = "0.21"
 Measures = "0.3"
diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index 4a549fbf..a6978ff8 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ end
 # draw ONE symbol marker
 function gr_draw_marker(xi, yi, msize::Number, shape::Symbol)
     GR.setmarkertype(gr_markertype[shape])
-    w, h = gr_plot_size
-    GR.setmarkersize(0.3msize / ((w + h) * 0.001))
+    GR.setmarkersize(0.3msize)
+    GR.setborderwidth(0)
     GR.polymarker([xi], [yi])
 end
 
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ end
 
 function gr_set_line(lw, style, c) #, a)
     GR.setlinetype(gr_linetype[style])
-    w, h = gr_plot_size
-    GR.setlinewidth(_gr_thickness_scaling[1] * max(0, lw / ((w + h) * 0.001)))
+    GR.setlinewidth(_gr_thickness_scaling[1] * max(0, lw))
     gr_set_linecolor(c) #, a)
 end