diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 16054e7686f..7729c6d0d59 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1003,7 +1003,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/aria2-unbundle-wslay.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/ark-skip-xar-test.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/asli-use-system-libs.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/aspell-CVE-2019-25051.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/aspell-default-dict-dir.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/atf-execute-with-shell.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/ath9k-htc-firmware-binutils.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/aspell.scm b/gnu/packages/aspell.scm
index 5b722cba781..3a8048e867f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/aspell.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/aspell.scm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 (define-public aspell
   (package
     (name "aspell")
-    (version "0.60.8")
+    (version "0.60.8.1")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@
                           version ".tar.gz"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "1wi60ankalmh8ds7nplz434jd7j94gdvbahdwsr539rlad8pxdzr"))
-      (patches (search-patches "aspell-default-dict-dir.patch"
-                               "aspell-CVE-2019-25051.patch"))))
+        "06yjhwlgpcvbrl5g83qjrpzjwjx7hka5lhsfc3x5gm229nri5nnn"))
+      (patches (search-patches "aspell-default-dict-dir.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@
                (substitute* "common/config.cpp"
                  (("\"filter-path(.*)DICT_DIR" _ middle)
                   (string-append "\"filter-path" middle
-                                 "\"" libdir "\"")))
-               #t))))))
+                                 "\"" libdir "\"")))))))))
     (native-inputs (list perl))
 
     (native-search-paths
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/aspell-CVE-2019-25051.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/aspell-CVE-2019-25051.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a7471dacd4d..00000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/aspell-CVE-2019-25051.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-https://github.com/gnuaspell/aspell/commit/0718b375425aad8e54e1150313b862e4c6fd324a
-https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25051
-
-From 0718b375425aad8e54e1150313b862e4c6fd324a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Kevin Atkinson <kevina@gnu.org>
-Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 20:32:47 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] objstack: assert that the alloc size will fit within a chunk
- to prevent a buffer overflow
-
-Bug found using OSS-Fuze.
----
- common/objstack.hpp | 18 ++++++++++++++----
- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/common/objstack.hpp b/common/objstack.hpp
-index 3997bf7..bd97ccd 100644
---- a/common/objstack.hpp
-+++ b/common/objstack.hpp
-@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
- #include "parm_string.hpp"
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <assert.h>
-+#include <stddef.h>
- 
- namespace acommon {
- 
-@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ class ObjStack
-   byte * temp_end;
-   void setup_chunk();
-   void new_chunk();
-+  bool will_overflow(size_t sz) const {
-+    return offsetof(Node,data) + sz > chunk_size;
-+  }
-+  void check_size(size_t sz) {
-+    assert(!will_overflow(sz));
-+  }
- 
-   ObjStack(const ObjStack &);
-   void operator=(const ObjStack &);
-@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ class ObjStack
-   void * alloc_bottom(size_t size)  {
-     byte * tmp = bottom;
-     bottom += size;
--    if (bottom > top) {new_chunk(); tmp = bottom; bottom += size;}
-+    if (bottom > top) {check_size(size); new_chunk(); tmp = bottom; bottom += size;}
-     return tmp;
-   }
-   // This alloc_bottom will insure that the object is aligned based on the
-@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ class ObjStack
-     align_bottom(align);
-     byte * tmp = bottom;
-     bottom += size;
--    if (bottom > top) {new_chunk(); goto loop;}
-+    if (bottom > top) {check_size(size); new_chunk(); goto loop;}
-     return tmp;
-   }
-   char * dup_bottom(ParmString str) {
-@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ class ObjStack
-   // always be aligned as such.
-   void * alloc_top(size_t size) {
-     top -= size;
--    if (top < bottom) {new_chunk(); top -= size;}
-+    if (top < bottom) {check_size(size); new_chunk(); top -= size;}
-     return top;
-   }
-   // This alloc_top will insure that the object is aligned based on
-@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@ class ObjStack
-   {loop:
-     top -= size;
-     align_top(align);
--    if (top < bottom) {new_chunk(); goto loop;}
-+    if (top < bottom) {check_size(size); new_chunk(); goto loop;}
-     return top;
-   }
-   char * dup_top(ParmString str) {
-@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ class ObjStack
-   void * alloc_temp(size_t size) {
-     temp_end = bottom + size;
-     if (temp_end > top) {
-+      check_size(size);
-       new_chunk();
-       temp_end = bottom + size;
-     }
-@@ -131,6 +139,7 @@ class ObjStack
-     } else {
-       size_t s = temp_end - bottom;
-       byte * p = bottom;
-+      check_size(size);
-       new_chunk();
-       memcpy(bottom, p, s);
-       temp_end = bottom + size;
-@@ -150,6 +159,7 @@ class ObjStack
-     } else {
-       size_t s = temp_end - bottom;
-       byte * p = bottom;
-+      check_size(size);
-       new_chunk();
-       memcpy(bottom, p, s);
-       temp_end = bottom + size;