diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 3e9d9a3..3337b97 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -504,8 +504,6 @@ Try `magit-clone-default-directory' if available, fall back to
   (global-ligature-mode +1))
 
 (use-package whitespace
-  :init
-  (global-whitespace-mode +1)
   :custom
   (whitespace-style '(face
                       empty