diff --git a/searx/settings_defaults.py b/searx/settings_defaults.py
index e3955d97b..42d88f2bc 100644
--- a/searx/settings_defaults.py
+++ b/searx/settings_defaults.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ SCHEMA = {
         'off_when_debug': SettingsValue(bool, True),
     },
     'engines': SettingsValue(list, []),
-    'locales': SettingsValue(dict, {'en': 'English'}),
     'doi_resolvers': {
     },
 }
diff --git a/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml b/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
index ca65449f7..e0d01bb37 100644
--- a/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
+++ b/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ engines:
     categories: dummy
     shortcut: dd
 
-locales:
-  en: English
-  hu: Magyar
-
 doi_resolvers:
   oadoi.org: 'https://oadoi.org/'
   doi.org: 'https://doi.org/'