diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-checking.yml b/.github/workflows/spell-checking.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd0ac35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-checking.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: "Spelling"
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  spell-checking:
+    name: misspell
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: misspell
+        uses: reviewdog/action-misspell@v1
+        with:
+          reporter: github-pr-review
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+          level: warning
+          locale: "US"
diff --git a/binder/trigger_binder.sh b/binder/trigger_binder.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 30cec27..0000000
--- a/binder/trigger_binder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# this code is taken from:
-# https://github.com/scikit-hep/uproot/blob/master/binder/trigger_binder.sh
-
-function trigger_binder() {
-    local URL="${1}"
-
-    curl -L --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 30 "${URL}"
-    curl_return=$?
-
-    # Return code 28 is when the --max-time is reached
-    if [ "${curl_return}" -eq 0 ] || [ "${curl_return}" -eq 28 ] ; then
-        if [[ "${curl_return}" -eq 28 ]]; then
-            printf "\nBinder build started.\nCheck back soon.\n"
-        fi
-    else
-        return "${curl_return}"
-    fi
-    return 0
-}
-
-function main() {
-    # 1: the Binder build API URL to curl
-    trigger_binder "$1"
-}
-
-main "$@" || exit 1