New documents always have "drop shadow" behind artboard

[quoz]

I've noticed this for years... whenever I create a new document in Illustrator--no matter the size or mode and without any bleed settings, the artboard has a tiny grey "drop shadow" behind the artboard. See ATTACHED (top left and top right corners). It does not affect art and never prints, but more times than I can count I've found myself zooming in and attempting to select/delete it, thinking I left some sort of unwanted element behind while I was working. Or I see the faint "border" and think my graphic elements aren't fully aligned to the page edge, when the actually are.

It seems like it's just a "cutsie" little unneeded addition to the artboard. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of it? I've poked around in preferences and View settings but couldn't find anything. Or maybe I need to (somehow) complain to an Adobe "ideas/complains" thread? Thanks. Using Illustrator 2020 on Mac OS, but like I've mentioned, it's been there for years, perhaps decades.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

You can make a feature request here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com

[quoz]

Sounds like that's my only choice. I'll do that, thanks.

[Thai30008256kcnq]

Yeah this is annoying 
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[Anubhav M]

Hello @Thai30008256kcnq,

I understand that this functionality is important to you. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/3H7xtqm) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav