diff --git a/cpp/element.cc b/cpp/element.cc
index f3c119aea66fa4a3ecc300411912feefef55941e..50ce7295f98b224b18a35850fcca4caed3edc524 100644
--- a/cpp/element.cc
+++ b/cpp/element.cc
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ matrix22c_t Element::LocalResponse(real_t time, real_t freq,
       id, freq, thetaphi[0], thetaphi[1],
       reinterpret_cast<std::complex<double>(&)[2][2]>(result));
 
-  if (options.rotate) {
-    vector3r_t up = {0.0, 0.0, 1.0};
-    vector3r_t e_phi = normalize(cross(up, direction));
-    vector3r_t e_theta = cross(e_phi, direction);
-    matrix22r_t rotation;
-    rotation[0] = {dot(e_theta, options.north), dot(e_theta, options.east)};
-    rotation[1] = {dot(e_phi, options.north), dot(e_phi, options.east)};
-    result = result * rotation;
-  }
+//   if (options.rotate) {
+//     vector3r_t up = {0.0, 0.0, 1.0};
+//     vector3r_t e_phi = normalize(cross(up, direction));
+//     vector3r_t e_theta = cross(e_phi, direction);
+//     matrix22r_t rotation;
+//     rotation[0] = {dot(e_theta, options.north), dot(e_theta, options.east)};
+//     rotation[1] = {dot(e_phi, options.north), dot(e_phi, options.east)};
+//     result = result * rotation;
+//   }
   return result;
 }