diff --git a/java/AndroidManifest.xml b/java/AndroidManifest.xml
index ad68afe02bca372dbd3fb0208ee5313f8063daa2..d7cd2594b62d0b1489291fc38113f69bafa4cb9d 100644
--- a/java/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/java/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
                  android:resource="@xml/method"/>
         </service>
 
+        <!--
         <service android:name=".spellcheck.AndroidSpellCheckerService"
              android:label="@string/spell_checker_service_name"
              android:permission="android.permission.BIND_TEXT_SERVICE"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
             <meta-data android:name="android.view.textservice.scs"
                  android:resource="@xml/spellchecker"/>
         </service>
+        -->
 
         <!-- Activities -->
         <activity android:name=".uix.settings.SettingsActivity"