diff --git a/services/spelling/app/coffee/ASpellWorkerPool.coffee b/services/spelling/app/coffee/ASpellWorkerPool.coffee
index 28f9354180..17b4104466 100644
--- a/services/spelling/app/coffee/ASpellWorkerPool.coffee
+++ b/services/spelling/app/coffee/ASpellWorkerPool.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class ASpellWorkerPool
 
 	constructor: (@options) ->
 		@PROCESS_POOL = []
-		@timeout = 1000
 
 	create: (language) ->
 		if @PROCESS_POOL.length >= @MAX_WORKERS