diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 4aedb7e..aab18ef 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -457,9 +457,6 @@ else
   export PATH=\"$HOME/.guix-profile/bin:$PATH\"
 fi
 
-# Allow Aspell to find dictionaries installed in the user profile.
-export ASPELL_CONF=\"dict-dir $HOME/.guix-profile/lib/aspell\"
-
 # Allow GStreamer-based applications to find plugins.
 export GST_PLUGIN_PATH=\"$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/gstreamer-1.0\"