diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index d3667cdb0ca..78643a290b2 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-08-02  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
+
+	* progmodes/sh-script.el (sh-mode): Don't set mode-class property.
+
 2003-08-01  Vinicius Jose Latorre  <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
 
 	* lpr.el (printify-region): It was ending conversion before the
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index 351d6e81c7b..341a0d179e7 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -1227,9 +1227,6 @@ frequently editing existing scripts with different styles.")
 
 ;; mode-command and utility functions
 
-;;;###autoload
-(put 'sh-mode 'mode-class 'special)
-
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun sh-mode ()
   "Major mode for editing shell scripts.