diff --git a/query/search.js b/query/search.js
index 91999b1e..764cf999 100644
--- a/query/search.js
+++ b/query/search.js
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ function generateQuery( clean ){
     // calculate the centroid from the viewport box
     vs.set({
       'focus:point:lat': clean['focus.viewport.min_lat'] + ( clean['focus.viewport.max_lat'] - clean['focus.viewport.min_lat'] ) / 2,
-      'focus:point:lon': clean['focus.viewport.min_lon'] + ( clean['focus.viewport.max_lon'] - clean['focus.viewport.min_lon'] ) / 2,
-      'focus:scale': calculateDiagonalDistance(clean) + 'km'
+      'focus:point:lon': clean['focus.viewport.min_lon'] + ( clean['focus.viewport.max_lon'] - clean['focus.viewport.min_lon'] ) / 2
+      //, 'focus:scale': calculateDiagonalDistance(clean) + 'km'
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/fixture/search_linguistic_viewport.js b/test/unit/fixture/search_linguistic_viewport.js
index 46cdc3e9..7cf6d138 100644
--- a/test/unit/fixture/search_linguistic_viewport.js
+++ b/test/unit/fixture/search_linguistic_viewport.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = {
                           'lon': -82.50622
                         },
                         'offset': '1km',
-                        'scale': '994km',
+                        'scale': '50km',
                         'decay': 0.5
                       }
                     }
diff --git a/test/unit/query/search.js b/test/unit/query/search.js
index 7fa81979..b468f493 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/search.js
@@ -90,22 +90,24 @@ module.exports.tests.query = function(test, common) {
     t.end();
   });
 
-  test('search with viewport diagonal < 1km should set scale to 1km', function(t) {
-    var query = generate({
-      text: 'test', querySize: 10,
-      'focus.viewport.min_lat': 28.49135,
-      'focus.viewport.max_lat': 28.49137,
-      'focus.viewport.min_lon': -87.50622,
-      'focus.viewport.max_lon': -87.50624,
-      layers: ['test']
-    });
-
-    var compiled = JSON.parse( JSON.stringify( query ) );
-    var expected = require('../fixture/search_linguistic_viewport_min_diagonal');
-
-    t.deepEqual(compiled, expected, 'valid search query');
-    t.end();
-  });
+  // viewport scale sizing currently disabled.
+  // ref: https://github.com/pelias/api/pull/388
+  // test('search with viewport diagonal < 1km should set scale to 1km', function(t) {
+  //   var query = generate({
+  //     text: 'test', querySize: 10,
+  //     'focus.viewport.min_lat': 28.49135,
+  //     'focus.viewport.max_lat': 28.49137,
+  //     'focus.viewport.min_lon': -87.50622,
+  //     'focus.viewport.max_lon': -87.50624,
+  //     layers: ['test']
+  //   });
+  //
+  //   var compiled = JSON.parse( JSON.stringify( query ) );
+  //   var expected = require('../fixture/search_linguistic_viewport_min_diagonal');
+  //
+  //   t.deepEqual(compiled, expected, 'valid search query');
+  //   t.end();
+  // });
 
   test('search search + focus on null island', function(t) {
     var query = generate({