diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75b1396..9e96cb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "codemirror": "codemirror/CodeMirror",
-    "codemirror-spell-checker": "nextstepwebs/codemirror-spell-checker",
     "marked": "0.3.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -66,4 +65,4 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/NextStepWebs/simplemde-markdown-editor"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/js/simplemde.js b/src/js/simplemde.js
index 352cf8d..7caf581 100644
--- a/src/js/simplemde.js
+++ b/src/js/simplemde.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require("codemirror/mode/markdown/markdown.js");
 require("codemirror/addon/mode/overlay.js");
 require("codemirror/mode/gfm/gfm.js");
 require("codemirror/mode/xml/xml.js");
-require("spell-checker");
 var marked = require("marked");
 
 
@@ -1025,16 +1024,9 @@ SimpleMDE.prototype.render = function(el) {
 	}, false);
 
 	var mode, backdrop;
-	if(options.spellChecker !== false) {
-		mode = "spell-checker";
-		backdrop = options.parsingConfig;
-		backdrop.name = "gfm";
-		backdrop.gitHubSpice = false;
-	} else {
-		mode = options.parsingConfig;
-		mode.name = "gfm";
-		mode.gitHubSpice = false;
-	}
+	mode = options.parsingConfig;
+	mode.name = "gfm";
+	mode.gitHubSpice = false;
 
 	this.codemirror = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(el, {
 		mode: mode,