Quadrants always exist with a plot. They can never be deleted, but they can be hidden.

 

There are several ways to hide quadrants:

 

Right-click on the plot and deselect the Show Quadrants item on the pop-up menu.

 

Right-click on the plot and select Format from the pop-up menu. Go to the Quads page of the format dialog and uncheck the Show quadrants box.

 

Select the plot and use the Format tab2D OptionsQuadrants command. Uncheck the Show quadrants box.

 

Select the quadrants by clicking on the central vertex. Press the Delete key on the keyboard, or select the Home tabEditingDelete command.