diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9460c480..e022a0d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
     "hast-util-to-html": "^8.0.4",
     "hast-util-to-text": "^3.1.2",
     "i18next": "^22.4.15",
-    "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^7.0.1",
     "i18next-resources-to-backend": "^1.1.3",
     "idb-keyval": "6.2.1",
     "immer": "10.0.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1dc9cc32..6dfa06b4 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ dependencies:
   i18next:
     specifier: ^22.4.15
     version: 22.4.15
-  i18next-browser-languagedetector:
-    specifier: ^7.0.1
-    version: 7.0.1
   i18next-resources-to-backend:
     specifier: ^1.1.3
     version: 1.1.3
@@ -9078,12 +9075,6 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dev: true
 
-  /i18next-browser-languagedetector@7.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Pa5kFwaczXJAeHE56CHG2aWzFBMJNUNghf0Pm4SwSrEMps/PTKqW90EYWlIvhuYStf3Sn1K0vw+gH3+TLdkH1g==}
-    dependencies:
-      '@babel/runtime': 7.21.5
-    dev: false
-
   /i18next-fs-backend@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FTnj+UmNgT3YRml5ruRv0jMZDG7odOL/OP5PF5mOqvXud2vHrPOOs68Zdk6iqzL47cnnM0ZVkK2BAvpFeDJToA==}
     dev: false
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/client.ts b/src/lib/i18n/client.ts
index efe4a046..064a1706 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/client.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use client"
 
 import i18next from "i18next"
-import LanguageDetector from "i18next-browser-languagedetector"
 import resourcesToBackend from "i18next-resources-to-backend"
 import {
   initReactI18next,
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ import { getOptions } from "./settings"
 
 i18next
   .use(initReactI18next)
-  .use(LanguageDetector)
   .use(
     resourcesToBackend(
       (language: string, namespace: string) =>
@@ -23,10 +21,6 @@ i18next
   )
   .init({
     ...getOptions(),
-    lng: undefined, // let detect the language on client side
-    detection: {
-      order: ["htmlTag"],
-    },
   })
 
 export function useTranslation(ns: string) {