diff --git a/classes/Pref_Prefs.php b/classes/Pref_Prefs.php
index 94c38c177..c96c84100 100644
--- a/classes/Pref_Prefs.php
+++ b/classes/Pref_Prefs.php
@@ -207,14 +207,10 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 
 					}
 					break;
-				case Prefs::USER_LANGUAGE:
-					if (!$need_reload) $need_reload = $_SESSION["language"] != $value;
-					break;
-
 				case Prefs::USER_CSS_THEME:
-					if (!$need_reload) $need_reload = Prefs::get(Prefs::USER_CSS_THEME, $_SESSION['uid'], $profile) != $value;
+				case Prefs::USER_LANGUAGE:
+					if (!$need_reload) $need_reload = Prefs::get($pref_name, $_SESSION['uid'], $profile) != $value;
 					break;
-
 				case Prefs::BLACKLISTED_TAGS:
 					$cats = FeedItem_Common::normalize_categories(explode(",", $value));
 					asort($cats);
diff --git a/classes/UserHelper.php b/classes/UserHelper.php
index de0b5a6ed..c0540258f 100644
--- a/classes/UserHelper.php
+++ b/classes/UserHelper.php
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@ class UserHelper {
 
 		if (empty($_SESSION["csrf_token"]))
 			$_SESSION["csrf_token"] = bin2hex(get_random_bytes(16));
-
-		if (Config::get_schema_version() >= 120) {
-			// TODO: USER_LANGUAGE is currently profile-specific, so we should pass it in here,
-			// but $_SESSION['profile'] isn't currently available until after the login flow completes.
-			$_SESSION["language"] = Prefs::get(Prefs::USER_LANGUAGE, $owner_uid);
-		}
 	}
 
 	static function load_user_plugins(int $owner_uid, ?PluginHost $pluginhost = null): void {