diff --git a/src/emacs/lean-mode.el b/src/emacs/lean-mode.el
index e0f22c5865..efcfa71284 100644
--- a/src/emacs/lean-mode.el
+++ b/src/emacs/lean-mode.el
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 (defun lean-exec-at-pos (process-name process-buffer-name &rest options)
   "Execute Lean by providing current position with optional
-agruments. The output goes to 'process-buffer-name' buffer, which
+arguments. The output goes to 'process-buffer-name' buffer, which
 will be flushed everytime it's executed."
   (setq g-lean-exec-at-pos-buf "")
   ;; Kill process-name if exists
@@ -152,12 +152,10 @@ will be flushed everytime it's executed."
           (if (s-equals? (buffer-file-name) target-file-name)
               `("--cache" ,cache-file-name)
             '()))
-         (lean-mode-option "--lean")
          (default-directory (or (lean-project-find-root) default-directory))
          (process-args (append `(,process-name
                                  ,process-buffer-name
                                  ,(lean-get-executable lean-executable-name)
-                                 ,lean-mode-option
                                  "--dir"
                                  ,(f-dirname (buffer-file-name))
                                  "--line"
diff --git a/src/emacs/lean-util.el b/src/emacs/lean-util.el
index 8a400871b5..f61b499c0e 100644
--- a/src/emacs/lean-util.el
+++ b/src/emacs/lean-util.el
@@ -46,12 +46,10 @@
   (interactive)
   (let* ((lean-path-env-list
           (parse-colon-path (getenv "LEAN_PATH")))
-         (lean-mode-option "--lean")
          (lean--path-list
           (parse-colon-path
            (ignore-errors
              (car (process-lines (lean-get-executable lean-executable-name)
-                                 lean-mode-option
                                  "--path")))))
          (project-dir (f--traverse-upwards (f-exists? (f-expand ".project" it))
                                            (f-dirname (buffer-file-name))))