diff --git a/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls b/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
index dd7d9f5ead77297874c37915b1313d5c0b0e9920..ee315a0177ac1ba3f18a6d4cbb62410774079643 100644
--- a/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
+++ b/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 \setcounter{errorcontextlines}{100}  \listfiles
 
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1999/12/01]
-\ProvidesClass{ptbposter}[2025/03/12 1.1.0 PTB-Poster (RN)]
+\ProvidesClass{ptbposter}[2025/03/12 1.1.1 PTB-Poster (RN)]
     
 \newif\ifPTB@useCMYK \PTB@useCMYKfalse % vorerst 
 \newif\ifPTB@german@ \PTB@german@false
@@ -131,21 +131,9 @@
 \ExecuteOptions{serif,raggedTitle,layout2020}
 \ProcessOptions\relax
 
-\PassOptionsToPackage{\PTB@babel@opt}{babel}
-\RequirePackage{babel}
+\RequirePackage[\PTB@babel@opt]{babel}
 \iflanguage{ngerman}{\PTB@german@true}{} 
 
-\iffalse
-% The default language should be `ngerman', `english' should also be present.
-\def\@tempa{english}\def\@tempb{english,ngerman}
-\@for\CurrentOption:=\@classoptionslist\do{%
-  \ifx\CurrentOption\@tempa
-    \def\@tempb{ngerman}% Only add `english' if not already present.
-  \fi
-}%
-\edef\@classoptionslist{\@tempb,\@classoptionslist}
-\fi
-
 \LoadClass{scrartcl}
 
 \RequirePackage[verbose]{geometry}%