diff --git a/mplexporter/renderers/base.py b/mplexporter/renderers/base.py
index 86258bf..67361ff 100644
--- a/mplexporter/renderers/base.py
+++ b/mplexporter/renderers/base.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ def ax_zoomable(ax):
 
     @staticmethod
     def ax_has_xgrid(ax):
-        return bool(ax and ax.xaxis._major_tick_kw['gridOn'] and ax.yaxis.get_gridlines())
+        return bool(ax and ax.xaxis.get_tick_params()['gridOn'] and ax.yaxis.get_gridlines())
 
     @staticmethod
     def ax_has_ygrid(ax):
-        return bool(ax and ax.yaxis._major_tick_kw['gridOn'] and ax.yaxis.get_gridlines())
+        return bool(ax and ax.yaxis.get_tick_params()['gridOn'] and ax.yaxis.get_gridlines())
 
     @property
     def current_ax_zoomable(self):
diff --git a/mplexporter/utils.py b/mplexporter/utils.py
index 22f488a..4d140e4 100644
--- a/mplexporter/utils.py
+++ b/mplexporter/utils.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def get_text_style(text):
 def get_axis_properties(axis):
     """Return the property dictionary for a matplotlib.Axis instance"""
     props = {}
-    label1On = axis._major_tick_kw.get('label1On', True)
+    label1On = axis.get_tick_params().get('label1On', True)
 
     if isinstance(axis, matplotlib.axis.XAxis):
         if label1On:
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def get_axis_properties(axis):
 
 def get_grid_style(axis):
     gridlines = axis.get_gridlines()
-    if axis._major_tick_kw['gridOn'] and len(gridlines) > 0:
+    if axis.get_tick_params()['gridOn'] and len(gridlines) > 0:
         color = export_color(gridlines[0].get_color())
         alpha = gridlines[0].get_alpha()
         dasharray = get_dasharray(gridlines[0])