diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index cc48402..baabcc4 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Configure the look and feel of Emacs
     :hook (after-init . (lambda () (doom-modeline-mode +1)))
     :custom
     (doom-modeline-checker-simple-format nil)
-    (doom-modeline-enable-word-count t)
+    (doom-modeline-enable-word-count nil)
     (doom-modeline-env-version t)
     (doom-modeline-github nil)
     (doom-modeline-gnus t)
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ Configure the look and feel of Emacs
     (doom-modeline-irc-buffers t)
     (doom-modeline-lsp t)
     (doom-modeline-project-detection 'project)
-    (doom-modeline-continuous-word-count-modes '(org-mode
-                                                 markdown-mode
-                                                 gfm-mode))
     :config
     (set-face-attribute 'doom-modeline nil :weight 'normal))