diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
index 9abd48c480a..10c3d45269a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ makedepends="gtk+-devel libressl-devel dbus-glib-devel perl python-devel
 depends="desktop-file-utils enchant"
 configure_args=" --enable-openssl --enable-dbus
  --disable-textfe --enable-ipv6 "
-## --enable-spell=static"
 short_desc="A GTK+ based IRC client successor of Xchat"
 maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carlo(dot)dormeletti(at)alice(dot)it>"
 homepage="http://hexchat.github.io/"