diff --git a/src/borg/archive.py b/src/borg/archive.py
index 5a1509706..b17685429 100644
--- a/src/borg/archive.py
+++ b/src/borg/archive.py
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ Number of files: {0.stats.nfiles}'''.format(
         try:
             unpacker = msgpack.Unpacker(use_list=False)
             items_ids = self.metadata.items
-            pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=len(items_ids), msg="Decrementing references %3.0f%%", same_line=True)
+            pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=len(items_ids), msg="Decrementing references %3.0f%%")
             for (i, (items_id, data)) in enumerate(zip(items_ids, self.repository.get_many(items_ids))):
                 if progress:
                     pi.show(i)
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ class ArchiveChecker:
         logger.info('Starting cryptographic data integrity verification...')
         count = len(self.chunks)
         errors = 0
-        pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=count, msg="Verifying data %6.2f%%", step=0.01, same_line=True)
+        pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=count, msg="Verifying data %6.2f%%", step=0.01)
         for chunk_id, (refcount, *_) in self.chunks.iteritems():
             pi.show()
             try:
diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py
index d607940aa..417f055ee 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ class Archiver:
                 self.print_warning('%s: %s', remove_surrogates(orig_path), e)
 
         if not args.dry_run:
-            pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=len(dirs), msg='Setting directory permissions %3.0f%%', same_line=True)
+            pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=len(dirs), msg='Setting directory permissions %3.0f%%')
             while dirs:
                 pi.show()
                 dir_item = dirs.pop(-1)
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers.py b/src/borg/helpers.py
index c3251881b..72f03ac67 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers.py
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ def yes(msg=None, false_msg=None, true_msg=None, default_msg=None,
 
 
 class ProgressIndicatorPercent:
-    def __init__(self, total, step=5, start=0, same_line=False, msg="%3.0f%%"):
+    def __init__(self, total, step=5, start=0, same_line=True, msg="%3.0f%%"):
         """
         Percentage-based progress indicator
 
diff --git a/src/borg/repository.py b/src/borg/repository.py
index 9ae7e36f8..8b5f85db5 100644
--- a/src/borg/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/repository.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class Repository:
         self.prepare_txn(index_transaction_id, do_cleanup=False)
         try:
             segment_count = sum(1 for _ in self.io.segment_iterator())
-            pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=segment_count, msg="Replaying segments %3.0f%%", same_line=True)
+            pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=segment_count, msg="Replaying segments %3.0f%%")
             for i, (segment, filename) in enumerate(self.io.segment_iterator()):
                 pi.show(i)
                 if index_transaction_id is not None and segment <= index_transaction_id:
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class Repository:
         segments_transaction_id = self.io.get_segments_transaction_id()
         self.prepare_txn(None)  # self.index, self.compact, self.segments all empty now!
         segment_count = sum(1 for _ in self.io.segment_iterator())
-        pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=segment_count, msg="Checking segments %3.1f%%", step=0.1, same_line=True)
+        pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=segment_count, msg="Checking segments %3.1f%%", step=0.1)
         for i, (segment, filename) in enumerate(self.io.segment_iterator()):
             pi.show(i)
             if segment > transaction_id:
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
index 0f8a853e0..c398ee28f 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ def test_progress_percentage_multiline(capfd):
 
 
 def test_progress_percentage_sameline(capfd):
-    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(1000, step=5, start=0, same_line=True, msg="%3.0f%%")
+    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(1000, step=5, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
     pi.show(0)
     out, err = capfd.readouterr()
     assert err == '  0%\r'
diff --git a/src/borg/upgrader.py b/src/borg/upgrader.py
index 42f9a4696..69712832a 100644
--- a/src/borg/upgrader.py
+++ b/src/borg/upgrader.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class AtticRepositoryUpgrader(Repository):
         replace the 8 first bytes of all regular files in there."""
         logger.info("converting %d segments..." % len(segments))
         segment_count = len(segments)
-        pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=segment_count, msg="Converting segments %3.0f%%", same_line=True)
+        pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(total=segment_count, msg="Converting segments %3.0f%%")
         for i, filename in enumerate(segments):
             if progress:
                 pi.show(i)