diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/gruvbox.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/gruvbox.lua
index 3e50a06..ad85306 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/gruvbox.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/gruvbox.lua
@@ -13,18 +13,11 @@ colour.setup({
 		['@string.special.symbol'] = { link = '@string' },
 		['@string.special.path']   = { link = '@string' },
 		['@string.special.url']    = { link = '@string' },
+
+		['SpellBad']               = { sp = colour.palette.gray, undercurl = true },
+		['SpellCap']               = { sp = colour.palette.gray, undercurl = true },
+		['SpellRare']              = { sp = colour.palette.gray, undercurl = true },
+		['SpellLocal']             = { sp = colour.palette.gray, undercurl = true }
 	}
 })
 vim.cmd.colorscheme('gruvbox')
-_G.userdat.palette = colour.palette
-
--- non-essential configuration should be put in here
-Autocmd('VimEnter', {
-	callback = function()
-		-- spell highlight must be grey
-		for _, spell in pairs { 'SpellBad', 'SpellCap', 'SpellRare', 'SpellLocal' } do
-			vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, spell,
-				{ fg = nil, bg = nil, sp = _G.userdat.palette.gray, undercurl = true })
-		end
-	end
-})