diff --git a/config/initializers/locale.rb b/config/initializers/locale.rb
index b233dd0ccde4583ed2b1410d696811dccba145fb..725de6f7108e7e73aeba34e23b05ab91b39b399c 100644
--- a/config/initializers/locale.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/locale.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ if settings_file.exist?
   locale_settings = YAML.load_file(settings_file)
   AVAILABLE_LANGUAGES = (locale_settings['available'].length > 0) ? locale_settings['available'] : { "en" => 'English' }
   AVAILABLE_LANGUAGE_CODES = locale_settings['available'].keys
-  DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = (AVAILABLE_LANGUAGE_CODES.include?(locale_settings['default'].to_s)) ? locale_settings['default'].to_s : "en"
   LANGUAGE_CODES_MAP = locale_settings['fallbacks']
   RTL_LANGUAGES = locale_settings['rtl']
 else
   AVAILABLE_LANGUAGES = { "en" => 'English' }
-  DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = "en"
   AVAILABLE_LANGUAGE_CODES = ["en"]
   LANGUAGE_CODES_MAP = {}
   RTL_LANGUAGES = []
 end
 
+DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = "en"
+
 
 # The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded.
 # Use the railtie configuration option to ensure overiding devise.
diff --git a/config/locale_settings.yml b/config/locale_settings.yml
index 281b02306fd932eb0fc03ca4cec59c1c2f105aec..a044a9e70d5241b309efcd369682aeb881b0f502 100644
--- a/config/locale_settings.yml
+++ b/config/locale_settings.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-default: "en"
-
-
 available:
   ar: "العربية"
   art-nvi: "Na'vi"
@@ -116,7 +113,6 @@ fallbacks:
   pt-PT:
     - "pt"
 
-
 rtl:
   - "ar"
   - "he"