diff --git a/collects/scribble/sigplan/sigplanconf.cls b/collects/scribble/sigplan/sigplanconf.cls
index 318a5b6a76..4120cbda77 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/sigplan/sigplanconf.cls
+++ b/collects/scribble/sigplan/sigplanconf.cls
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 \if \@onecolumn
   \if \@notp{\@explicitsize}%
     \@setflag \@ninepoint = \@false
-    \PassOptionsToClass{11pt}{article}%
+%    \PassOptionsToClass{11pt}{article}%
   \fi
   \PassOptionsToClass{twoside,onecolumn}{article}
 \else