A simple example of the problem can be generated with: Plot[x^0.5, {x, 30, 120}, Frame -> True] ![1][1] Here we have a vertical line at 40. If we plot this without the frame: Plot[x^0.5, {x, 30, 120}, Frame -> False] ![2][2] We see that this actually corresponds to the axes that Mathematica generates. AxesOrigin /. Options@Plot[x^0.5, {x, 30, 120}] >`{40., 5.4}` So why would Mathematica make the axes cross there? If it were the usual `{0,0}` then we'd have a lot of ugly wasted space in our plot: Plot[x^0.5, {x, 30, 120}, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}] ![3][3] Instead Mathematica will zoom in on the graph we asked for, but it has to adjust the axes origin to fit them in the same picture. When we use a frame we often don't want these axes anymore, so `Axes -> None` will get rid of them. Plot[x^0.5, {x, 30, 120}, Frame -> True, Axes -> None] ![4][4] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/8XkYr.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/dRBz6.png [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/v1wtb.png [4]: https://i.sstatic.net/aFyoL.png