diff --git a/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.rs b/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.rs
index 180f3b26..2b886d18 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.rs
+++ b/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mod imp {
         #[template_child]
         pub room_name_entry: TemplateChild<gtk::Entry>,
         #[template_child]
-        pub room_topic_text_view: TemplateChild<sourceview::View>,
+        pub room_topic_text_view: TemplateChild<gtk::TextView>,
         #[template_child]
         pub room_topic_entry: TemplateChild<CustomEntry>,
         #[template_child]
@@ -123,26 +123,6 @@ mod imp {
             }
         }
 
-        fn constructed(&self) {
-            self.parent_constructed();
-
-            let buffer = self
-                .room_topic_text_view
-                .buffer()
-                .downcast::<sourceview::Buffer>()
-                .unwrap();
-            crate::utils::sourceview::setup_style_scheme(&buffer);
-
-            // Spell checker.
-            let spell_checker = spelling::Checker::default();
-            let adapter = spelling::TextBufferAdapter::new(&buffer, &spell_checker);
-            let extra_menu = adapter.menu_model();
-            self.room_topic_text_view.set_extra_menu(Some(&extra_menu));
-            self.room_topic_text_view
-                .insert_action_group("spelling", Some(&adapter));
-            adapter.set_enabled(true);
-        }
-
         fn dispose(&self) {
             self.obj().disconnect_all();
         }
diff --git a/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.ui b/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.ui
index 9518bad6..25649a04 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.ui
+++ b/src/session/view/content/room_details/general_page/mod.ui
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
                   <property name="sensitive">false</property>
                   <property name="margin-bottom">18</property>
                   <child>
-                    <object class="GtkSourceView" id="room_topic_text_view">
+                    <object class="GtkTextView" id="room_topic_text_view">
                       <property name="justification">center</property>
                       <property name="wrap-mode">word-char</property>
                       <property name="accepts-tab">False</property>
                       <property name="top-margin">7</property>
                       <property name="bottom-margin">7</property>
                       <property name="buffer">
-                        <object class="GtkSourceBuffer" id="room_topic_buffer">
+                        <object class="GtkTextBuffer" id="room_topic_buffer">
                           <binding name="text">
                             <closure type="gchararray" function="unwrap_string_or_empty">
                               <lookup name="topic">