diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index c24388df..38b1ac09 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ repos:
       rev: v2.3.0
       hooks:
           - id: codespell
-            args: [--write-changes]
             additional_dependencies: [tomli]
 
     - repo: https://github.com/mscheltienne/bibclean