diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj b/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj
index daa43be7..66761176 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@
           java.lang.Double
           java.lang.Exception
           java.lang.Float
-          ;; this adds 1 MB to the linux binary... why?
-          ;; java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
+          java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
           java.lang.Integer
           java.lang.Iterable
           java.lang.Long