diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssg.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssg.ts
index bccf53af817c..baaaeaf6442b 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssg.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssg.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 // TODO eval is archived / unmaintained: https://github.com/pierrec/node-eval
-//  We should internalize/modernise it
+//  We should internalize/modernize it
 import evaluate from 'eval';
 import pMap from 'p-map';
 import logger, {PerfLogger} from '@docusaurus/logger';
diff --git a/project-words.txt b/project-words.txt
index e8d0871a081b..5c6c2590ef80 100644
--- a/project-words.txt
+++ b/project-words.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ Mindmap
 mkdn
 mkdocs
 mkdown
-modernise
 moesif
 Moesif
 msapplication