diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index 752f2f3c2..a40364a6c 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 *.pyc
 *.DS_Store
 *~$*
-**/*.mo
 .git*
 .pytest*
 .idea*
diff --git a/backend/iam/models.py b/backend/iam/models.py
index 72cc18cb8..4af980f3b 100644
--- a/backend/iam/models.py
+++ b/backend/iam/models.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 import structlog
 from django.utils import translation
-import os
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -287,10 +286,6 @@ def _create_user(
         )
 
         logger.info("user created sucessfully", user=user)
-        FORCE_LANGUAGE = os.environ.get("FORCE_LANGUAGE")
-        if FORCE_LANGUAGE:
-            translation.activate(FORCE_LANGUAGE)
-            print("FORCE_LANGUAGE:", FORCE_LANGUAGE)
 
         if mailing:
             try: