diff --git a/src/features_window.py b/src/features_window.py
index f06c82a82..79ffd6745 100644
--- a/src/features_window.py
+++ b/src/features_window.py
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ class FeaturesWindow:
         return helpers.is_in_path('nslookup')
 
     def speller_available(self):
-        if os.name == 'nt':
-            return False
         try:
             __import__('gtkspell')
         except ImportError: