diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml
index 8b501aa6..4d999cfb 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
 
     <bean id="localeResolver"
           class="org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.SessionLocaleResolver">
-       <property name="defaultLocale" value="en" />
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="reCaptcha" class="net.tanesha.recaptcha.ReCaptchaImpl">