diff --git a/includes/translation.php b/includes/translation.php
index 9667e3e..52ed33b 100644
--- a/includes/translation.php
+++ b/includes/translation.php
@@ -143,6 +143,5 @@ function init_translation() {
   $js_translation_file = "translations/$lang.js";
   if (php_sapi_name() != "cli" && is_file("$root_dir_path/public_html/$js_translation_file")) {
     add_js_file(array("lib/babel.js", "js/translation.js", $js_translation_file));
-    $smarty->assign('lang', $lang);
   }
 }