diff --git a/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix b/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix
index d28ef2a..79255b0 100644
--- a/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/modules/emacs/default.nix
@@ -59,20 +59,9 @@ in
       })
       orgProtocolDesktop
       nodePackages.bash-language-server
-      vale
-      vale.data
-    ];
+      aspell
+    ] ++
+      (with aspellDicts; [ en en-computers en-science fy nl ]);
 
-    home.file.".vale.ini".text = valeToINI {
-      globalSection = {
-        StylesPath = "${pkgs.vale.data}/share/vale/styles";
-        MinAlertLevel = "suggestion";
-      };
-      sections = {
-        "*" = {
-          BasedOnStyles = [ "vale" "proselint" "write-good" ];
-        };
-      };
-    };
   };
 }