diff --git a/modules/feature/spellcheck/config.el b/modules/feature/spellcheck/config.el
index 435d2c5f0..a6638c251 100644
--- a/modules/feature/spellcheck/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/spellcheck/config.el
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ Since spellchecking can be slow in some buffers, this can be disabled with:
   :init
   (add-hook 'flyspell-mode-hook #'+spellcheck|immediately)
   :config
-  (setq ispell-program-name (executable-find "aspell")
-        ispell-list-command "--list"
+  (setq ispell-list-command "--list"
         ispell-extr-args '("--dont-tex-check-comments"))
 
   (defun +spellcheck|immediately ()