diff --git a/plotly/subplots.py b/plotly/subplots.py
index 7a03afb5e0..e41839039e 100644
--- a/plotly/subplots.py
+++ b/plotly/subplots.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def make_subplots(
           - 'bottom-left': Subplots are numbererd with (1, 1) in the bottom
                            left corner
 
-    print_grid: boolean (default True):
-        If True, prints a string representation of the plot grid.  Grid may
+    print_grid: boolean (default False):
+        If True, prints a string representation of the plot grid. Grid may
         also be printed using the `Figure.print_grid()` method on the
         resulting figure.