index f8e42c6a1..e4cfd68d2 100644
--- a/src/graph_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/graph_gui.cpp
@@ -330,16 +330,6 @@ protected:
                /* Draw the background of the graph itself. */
                GfxFillRect(r.left, r.top, r.right, r.bottom, GRAPH_BASE_COLOUR);

-               /* Draw the vertical grid lines. */
-
-               /* Don't draw the first line, as that's where the axis will be. */
-               x = r.left + x_sep;
-
-               for (int i = 0; i < this->num_vert_lines; i++) {
-                       GfxFillRect(x, r.top, x, r.bottom, GRAPH_GRID_COLOUR);
-                       x += x_sep;
-               }
-
                /* Draw the horizontal grid lines. */
                y = r.bottom;

@@ -384,9 +374,11 @@ protected:
                        byte month = this->month;
                        Year year  = this->year;
                        for (int i = 0; i < this->num_on_x_axis; i++) {
-                               SetDParam(0, month + STR_MONTH_ABBREV_JAN);
-                               SetDParam(1, year);
-                               DrawStringMultiLine(x, x + x_sep, y, this->height, month == 0 ? STR_GRAPH_X_LABEL_MONTH_YEAR : STR_GRAPH_X_LABEL_MONTH, graph_axis_label_colour, SA_LEFT);
+                               if (i > 0) {
+                                       SetDParam(0, month + STR_MONTH_ABBREV_JAN);
+                                       SetDParam(1, year);
+                                       DrawStringMultiLine(x - x_sep / 2 , x + x_sep / 2, y, this->height, month == 6 ? STR_GRAPH_X_LABEL_MONTH_YEAR : STR_GRAPH_X_LABEL_MONTH, graph_axis_label_colour, SA_HOR_CENTER);
+                               }

                                month += 3;
                                if (month >= 12) {