diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index c3fe56a9..9446b09c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 LANGUAGES = [
     ('en-us', _('English')),
-    ('de', _('Deutsch')),
 ]