diff --git a/mapfile/template.j2 b/mapfile/template.j2
index ba14743cfb0200f279b2d47c00d10787dc8f662e..0864d0f7f18ac0516568aed872eba67d42be17f2 100644
--- a/mapfile/template.j2
+++ b/mapfile/template.j2
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ PROJECTION
     "init=epsg:4326"
 END
 
-{% language 'en' 'nb' %}
 
 WEB
     IMAGEPATH "{{mapserver_image_path}}"