diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
index 3936864215..b17ab18c39 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     };
 
     _onSpellCheckLanguagesChange = (languages) => {
-        SettingsStore.setValue("spell-check-languages", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, languages);
         this.setState({spellCheckLanguages: languages});
 
         const plaf = PlatformPeg.get();
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index b486f0fbf8..ca5e2f1d04 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -424,10 +424,6 @@ export const SETTINGS: {[setting: string]: ISetting} = {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS_WITH_CONFIG,
         default: "en",
     },
-    "spell-check-languages": {
-        supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS_WITH_CONFIG,
-        default: ["en-US"],
-    },
     "breadcrumb_rooms": {
         // not really a setting
         supportedLevels: [SettingLevel.ACCOUNT],