diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 8d4f879b..f6bfd30d 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ bool changes_something(const void *f)
 			f == do_spell ||
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
-			f == do_linter || f == do_formatter ||
+			f == do_formatter ||
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_WORDCOMPLETION
 			f == complete_a_word ||