diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index 09663b047ef832c6cfbf4d412bd9e619a60fc787..bf6a37df9fdd70d596bff3cf56fc22e4ecd0e40d 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -731,8 +731,6 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
 \setcounter{r12}{\month}
 \newcounter{enc}
 \newcounter{list}
-\newcounter{spelllevel}
-\setcounter{spelllevel}{0}
 
 \newcounter{age}
 \setcounter{age}{1}