diff --git a/src/KChart/KChartChart.cpp b/src/KChart/KChartChart.cpp
--- a/src/KChart/KChartChart.cpp
+++ b/src/KChart/KChartChart.cpp
@@ -1344,65 +1344,36 @@
     return d->globalLeadingBottom;
 }
 
-void Chart::paint( QPainter* painter, const QRect& target )
+void Chart::paint( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect )
 {
-    if ( target.isEmpty() || !painter ) {
+    if ( rect.isEmpty() || !painter ) {
         return;
     }
 
     QPaintDevice* prevDevice = GlobalMeasureScaling::paintDevice();
     GlobalMeasureScaling::setPaintDevice( painter->device() );
+    int prevScaleFactor = PrintingParameters::scaleFactor();
 
-    // Output on a widget
-    if ( dynamic_cast< QWidget* >( painter->device() ) != nullptr ) {
-        GlobalMeasureScaling::setFactors( qreal( target.width() ) / qreal( geometry().size().width() ),
-                                          qreal( target.height() ) / qreal( geometry().size().height() ) );
-    } else {
+    if ( dynamic_cast< QWidget* >( painter->device() ) == 0 ) {
         // Output onto a QPixmap
         PrintingParameters::setScaleFactor( qreal( painter->device()->logicalDpiX() ) / qreal( logicalDpiX() ) );
-
-        const qreal resX = qreal( logicalDpiX() ) / qreal( painter->device()->logicalDpiX() );
-        const qreal resY = qreal( logicalDpiY() ) / qreal( painter->device()->logicalDpiY() );
-
-        GlobalMeasureScaling::setFactors( qreal( target.width() ) / qreal( geometry().size().width() ) * resX,
-                                          qreal( target.height() ) / qreal( geometry().size().height() ) * resY );
     }
 
-    const QPoint translation = target.topLeft();
-    painter->translate( translation );
-
-    // the following layout logic has the disadvantage that repeatedly calling this method can
-    // cause a relayout every time, but since this method's main use seems to be printing, the
-    // gratuitous relayouts shouldn't be much of a performance problem.
-    const bool differentSize = target.size() != size();
-    QRect oldGeometry;
-    if ( differentSize ) {
-        oldGeometry = geometry();
-        d->isPlanesLayoutDirty = true;
-        d->isFloatingLegendsLayoutDirty = true;
-        invalidateLayoutTree( d->dataAndLegendLayout );
-        d->dataAndLegendLayout->setGeometry( QRect( QPoint(), target.size() ) );
-    }
-
-    d->overrideSize = target.size();
+    const QRect oldGeometry( geometry() );
+    if ( oldGeometry != rect )
+        setGeometry( rect );
+    painter->translate( rect.left(), rect.top() );
     d->paintAll( painter );
-    d->overrideSize = QSize();
-
-    if ( differentSize ) {
-        invalidateLayoutTree( d->dataAndLegendLayout );
-        d->dataAndLegendLayout->setGeometry( oldGeometry );
-        d->isPlanesLayoutDirty = true;
-        d->isFloatingLegendsLayoutDirty = true;
-    }
 
-    // for debugging
+    //for debugging
     // painter->setPen( QPen( Qt::blue, 8 ) );
-    // painter->drawRect( target );
+    // painter->drawRect( rect );
 
-    painter->translate( -translation.x(), -translation.y() );
+    painter->translate( -rect.left(), -rect.top() );
+    if ( oldGeometry != rect )
+        setGeometry( oldGeometry );
 
-    GlobalMeasureScaling::instance()->resetFactors();
-    PrintingParameters::resetScaleFactor();
+    PrintingParameters::setScaleFactor( prevScaleFactor );
     GlobalMeasureScaling::setPaintDevice( prevDevice );
 }