diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 438c41d2f..e90e07eb8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
 
 USE_I18N = True
 
-USE_L10N = True
-
 USE_TZ = True
 
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