diff --git a/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp b/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp
index 9d2e14f8a8..a4506b791c 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ static std::vector<Vec2d> get_path_of_change_filament(const Print& print)
     std::string WipeTowerIntegration::finalize(GCode &gcodegen)
     {
         std::string gcode;
-        if (gcodegen.wipe_tower_type() == WipeTowerType::Type2) {
+        if (gcodegen.wipe_tower_type() == WipeTowerType::Type2 && !m_final_purge.gcode.empty()) {
             if (std::abs(gcodegen.writer().get_position().z() - m_final_purge.print_z) > EPSILON)
                 gcode += gcodegen.change_layer(m_final_purge.print_z);
             gcode += append_tcr2(gcodegen, m_final_purge, -1);
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp b/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp
index 51b0a96b64..7c6290634b 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp
@@ -4126,6 +4126,7 @@ void Print::_make_wipe_tower()
 
         // Unload the current filament over the purge tower.
         coordf_t layer_height = m_objects.front()->config().layer_height.value;
+        bool generate_final_purge = true;
         if (m_wipe_tower_data.tool_ordering.back().wipe_tower_partitions > 0) {
             // The wipe tower goes up to the last layer of the print.
             if (wipe_tower.layer_finished()) {
@@ -4137,11 +4138,14 @@ void Print::_make_wipe_tower()
                 // There is yet enough space at this layer of the wipe tower for the final purge.
             }
         } else {
-            // The wipe tower does not reach the last print layer, perform the pruge at the last print layer.
+            // The wipe tower does not reach the last print layer.
+            // Skip final purge to avoid generating purge lines in mid-air.
             assert(m_wipe_tower_data.tool_ordering.back().wipe_tower_partitions == 0);
-            wipe_tower.set_layer(float(m_wipe_tower_data.tool_ordering.back().print_z), float(layer_height), 0, false, true);
+            generate_final_purge = false;
         }
-        m_wipe_tower_data.final_purge = Slic3r::make_unique<WipeTower::ToolChangeResult>(wipe_tower.tool_change((unsigned int) (-1)));
+        m_wipe_tower_data.final_purge = generate_final_purge
+            ? Slic3r::make_unique<WipeTower::ToolChangeResult>(wipe_tower.tool_change((unsigned int)(-1)))
+            : Slic3r::make_unique<WipeTower::ToolChangeResult>();
 
         m_wipe_tower_data.used_filament         = wipe_tower.get_used_filament();
         m_wipe_tower_data.number_of_toolchanges = wipe_tower.get_number_of_toolchanges();
@@ -4237,6 +4241,7 @@ void Print::_make_wipe_tower()
 
         // Unload the current filament over the purge tower.
         coordf_t layer_height = m_objects.front()->config().layer_height.value;
+        bool generate_final_purge = true;
         if (m_wipe_tower_data.tool_ordering.back().wipe_tower_partitions > 0) {
             // The wipe tower goes up to the last layer of the print.
             if (wipe_tower.layer_finished()) {
@@ -4248,11 +4253,14 @@ void Print::_make_wipe_tower()
                 // There is yet enough space at this layer of the wipe tower for the final purge.
             }
         } else {
-            // The wipe tower does not reach the last print layer, perform the pruge at the last print layer.
+            // The wipe tower does not reach the last print layer.
+            // Skip final purge to avoid generating purge lines in mid-air.
             assert(m_wipe_tower_data.tool_ordering.back().wipe_tower_partitions == 0);
-            wipe_tower.set_layer(float(m_wipe_tower_data.tool_ordering.back().print_z), float(layer_height), 0, false, true);
+            generate_final_purge = false;
         }
-        m_wipe_tower_data.final_purge = Slic3r::make_unique<WipeTower::ToolChangeResult>(wipe_tower.tool_change((unsigned int) (-1)));
+        m_wipe_tower_data.final_purge = generate_final_purge
+            ? Slic3r::make_unique<WipeTower::ToolChangeResult>(wipe_tower.tool_change((unsigned int)(-1)))
+            : Slic3r::make_unique<WipeTower::ToolChangeResult>();
 
         m_wipe_tower_data.used_filament         = wipe_tower.get_used_filament();
         m_wipe_tower_data.number_of_toolchanges = wipe_tower.get_number_of_toolchanges();