diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/YuzuApplication.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/YuzuApplication.kt
index 55282cad1c..52fdee6692 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/YuzuApplication.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/YuzuApplication.kt
@@ -16,16 +16,12 @@ import java.io.FileOutputStream
 import java.security.KeyStore
 import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager
-import android.content.res.Configuration
-import android.os.LocaleList
-import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.features.settings.model.IntSetting
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.DirectoryInitialization
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.DocumentsTree
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.GpuDriverHelper
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.Log
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.PowerStateUpdater
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.ControllerNavigationGlobalHook
-import java.util.Locale
 
 fun Context.getPublicFilesDir(): File = getExternalFilesDir(null) ?: filesDir
 
@@ -84,38 +80,5 @@ class YuzuApplication : Application() {
 
         val appContext: Context
             get() = application.applicationContext
-
-        private val LANGUAGE_CODES = arrayOf(
-            "system", "en", "es", "fr", "de", "it", "pt", "pt-BR", "ru", "ja", "ko",
-            "zh-CN", "zh-TW", "pl", "cs", "nb", "hu", "uk", "vi", "id", "ar", "ckb", "fa", "he", "sr"
-        )
-
-        fun applyLanguage(context: Context): Context {
-            val languageIndex = IntSetting.APP_LANGUAGE.getInt()
-            val langCode = if (languageIndex in LANGUAGE_CODES.indices) {
-                LANGUAGE_CODES[languageIndex]
-            } else {
-                "system"
-            }
-
-            if (langCode == "system") {
-                return context
-            }
-
-            val locale = when {
-                langCode.contains("-") -> {
-                    val parts = langCode.split("-")
-                    Locale.Builder().setLanguage(parts[0]).setRegion(parts[1]).build()
-                }
-                else -> Locale.Builder().setLanguage(langCode).build()
-            }
-
-            Locale.setDefault(locale)
-
-            val config = Configuration(context.resources.configuration)
-            config.setLocales(LocaleList(locale))
-
-            return context.createConfigurationContext(config)
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
index aaabcc95be..85be0004a1 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SensorEventListener, InputManager
         mainHandler.postDelayed(romSwapStopTimeoutRunnable, ROM_SWAP_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS)
     }
 
-    override fun attachBaseContext(base: Context) {
-        super.attachBaseContext(YuzuApplication.applyLanguage(base))
-    }
-
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         Log.gameLaunched = true
         ThemeHelper.setTheme(this)
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/IntSetting.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/IntSetting.kt
index ea31692fbf..ccc3f098d0 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/IntSetting.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/IntSetting.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ enum class IntSetting(override val key: String) : AbstractIntSetting {
     THEME("theme"),
     THEME_MODE("theme_mode"),
     STATIC_THEME_COLOR("static_theme_color"),
-    APP_LANGUAGE("app_language"),
     OVERLAY_SCALE("control_scale"),
     OVERLAY_OPACITY("control_opacity"),
     LOCK_DRAWER("lock_drawer"),
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
index 3f38831a17..80b434319f 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
@@ -997,15 +997,6 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                     descriptionId = R.string.enable_qlaunch_button_description,
                 )
             )
-            put(
-                SingleChoiceSetting(
-                    IntSetting.APP_LANGUAGE,
-                    titleId = R.string.app_language,
-                    descriptionId = R.string.app_language_description,
-                    choicesId = R.array.appLanguageNames,
-                    valuesId = R.array.appLanguageValues
-                )
-            )
             put(
                 SwitchSetting(
                     BooleanSetting.RENDERER_DEBUG,
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt
index ad1ecba64c..7103684f11 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 package org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.features.settings.ui
 
-import android.content.Context
-import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.YuzuApplication
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.features.input.NativeInput
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.features.settings.utils.SettingsFile
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.fragments.ResetSettingsDialogFragment
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.*
-import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.utils.collect
 
 class SettingsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private lateinit var binding: ActivitySettingsBinding
@@ -38,10 +35,6 @@ class SettingsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     private val settingsViewModel: SettingsViewModel by viewModels()
 
-    override fun attachBaseContext(base: Context) {
-        super.attachBaseContext(YuzuApplication.applyLanguage(base))
-    }
-
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         ThemeHelper.setTheme(this)
 
@@ -148,16 +141,6 @@ class SettingsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 NativeConfig.savePerGameConfig()
                 NativeConfig.unloadPerGameConfig()
             }
-
-            if (settingsViewModel.shouldRecreateForLanguageChange.value) {
-                settingsViewModel.setShouldRecreateForLanguageChange(false)
-                val relaunchIntent = packageManager?.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName)
-                if (relaunchIntent != null) {
-                    relaunchIntent.addFlags(android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK or android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
-                    startActivity(relaunchIntent)
-                    android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid())
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsAdapter.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsAdapter.kt
index 8d47db94e0..9513d8e36a 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsAdapter.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsAdapter.kt
@@ -482,14 +482,6 @@ class SettingsAdapter(
             position
         ).show(fragment.childFragmentManager, SettingsDialogFragment.TAG)
 
-        // reset language if detected
-        if (item.setting.key == "app_language") {
-            // recreate page apply language change instantly
-            fragment.requireActivity().recreate()
-
-            settingsViewModel.setShouldRecreateForLanguageChange(true)
-        }
-
         return true
     }
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsDialogFragment.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsDialogFragment.kt
index 3ab864f906..a842d3b88a 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsDialogFragment.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsDialogFragment.kt
@@ -387,12 +387,6 @@ class SettingsDialogFragment : DialogFragment(), DialogInterface.OnClickListener
                 ) {
                     settingsViewModel.setShouldReloadSettingsList(true)
                 }
-
-                if (scSetting.setting.key == "app_language") {
-                    settingsViewModel.setShouldRecreateForLanguageChange(true)
-                    // recreate page apply language change instantly
-                    requireActivity().recreate()
-                }
             }
 
             is StringSingleChoiceSetting -> {
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
index ca282ba159..e5d7ec243a 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
@@ -1345,10 +1345,8 @@ class SettingsFragmentPresenter(
                 }
             }
 
-            add(HeaderSetting(R.string.app_settings))
-            add(IntSetting.APP_LANGUAGE.key)
-
             if (NativeLibrary.isUpdateCheckerEnabled()) {
+                add(HeaderSetting(R.string.app_settings))
                 add(BooleanSetting.ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKS.key)
             }
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsViewModel.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsViewModel.kt
index b1914c3169..b83d6ef3ad 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 yuzu Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
@@ -57,9 +54,6 @@ class SettingsViewModel : ViewModel() {
     private val _shouldShowResetInputDialog = MutableStateFlow(false)
     val shouldShowResetInputDialog = _shouldShowResetInputDialog.asStateFlow()
 
-    private val _shouldRecreateForLanguageChange = MutableStateFlow(false)
-    val shouldRecreateForLanguageChange = _shouldRecreateForLanguageChange.asStateFlow()
-
     private val _shouldShowPathPicker = MutableStateFlow(false)
     val shouldShowPathPicker = _shouldShowPathPicker.asStateFlow()
 
@@ -118,10 +112,6 @@ class SettingsViewModel : ViewModel() {
         _shouldShowResetInputDialog.value = value
     }
 
-    fun setShouldRecreateForLanguageChange(value: Boolean) {
-        _shouldRecreateForLanguageChange.value = value
-    }
-
     fun setShouldShowPathPicker(value: Boolean) {
         _shouldShowPathPicker.value = value
     }
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 1da275ab87..3d7abf9bf0 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.ui.main
 
 import android.content.Intent
-import android.content.Context
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
@@ -71,10 +70,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ThemeProvider {
     private val CHECKED_DECRYPTION = "CheckedDecryption"
     private var checkedDecryption = false
 
-    override fun attachBaseContext(base: Context) {
-        super.attachBaseContext(YuzuApplication.applyLanguage(base))
-    }
-
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         val splashScreen = installSplashScreen()
         splashScreen.setKeepOnScreenCondition { !DirectoryInitialization.areDirectoriesReady }
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_settings.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_settings.h
index 7cc3ad22d5..649c32339c 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_settings.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_settings.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ namespace AndroidSettings {
         Settings::Setting<s32> static_theme_color{linkage, 0, "static_theme_color", Settings::Category::Android};
         Settings::Setting<bool> black_backgrounds{linkage, false, "black_backgrounds",
                                                   Settings::Category::Android};
-        Settings::Setting<s32> app_language{linkage, 0, "app_language", Settings::Category::Android};
         Settings::Setting<bool> enable_update_checks{linkage, true, "enable_update_checks",
                                                   Settings::Category::Android};
         Settings::Setting<bool> enable_folder_button{linkage, true, "enable_folder_button",
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index b3aed5758c..bbfd75c31a 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -409,62 +409,6 @@
         <item>2</item>
     </integer-array>
 
-    <string-array name="appLanguageNames">
-        <item>@string/app_language_system</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_english</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_spanish</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_french</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_german</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_italian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_portuguese</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_brazilian_portuguese</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_russian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_japanese</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_korean</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_simplified_chinese</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_traditional_chinese</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_polish</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_czech</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_norwegian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_hungarian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_ukrainian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_vietnamese</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_indonesian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_arabic</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_central_kurdish</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_persian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_hebrew</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_serbian</item>
-        <item>@string/app_language_thai</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <integer-array name="appLanguageValues">
-        <item>0</item>
-        <item>1</item>
-        <item>2</item>
-        <item>3</item>
-        <item>4</item>
-        <item>5</item>
-        <item>6</item>
-        <item>7</item>
-        <item>8</item>
-        <item>9</item>
-        <item>10</item>
-        <item>11</item>
-        <item>12</item>
-        <item>13</item>
-        <item>14</item>
-        <item>15</item>
-        <item>16</item>
-        <item>17</item>
-        <item>18</item>
-        <item>19</item>
-        <item>20</item>
-        <item>21</item>
-        <item>22</item>
-        <item>23</item>
-        <item>24</item>
-    </integer-array>
-
     <string-array name="outputEngineEntries">
         <item>@string/auto</item>
         <item>@string/sdl3</item>
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 730f6bbade..b717dbdd55 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1275,42 +1275,6 @@
     <string name="use_black_backgrounds">Black backgrounds</string>
     <string name="use_black_backgrounds_description">When using the dark theme, apply black backgrounds.</string>
 
-    <!-- Buttons -->
-    <string name="enable_folder_button">Folder</string>
-    <string name="enable_folder_button_description">Show the button to add game folders</string>
-    <string name="enable_qlaunch_button">QLaunch</string>
-    <string name="enable_qlaunch_button_description">Show the button to launch QLaunch</string>
-
-    <!-- App Language -->
-    <string name="app_language">App Language</string>
-    <string name="app_language_description">Change the language of the app interface</string>
-    <string name="app_language_system">Follow System</string>
-    <string name="app_language_english" translatable="false">English</string>
-    <string name="app_language_spanish" translatable="false">Español</string>
-    <string name="app_language_french" translatable="false">Français</string>
-    <string name="app_language_german" translatable="false">Deutsch</string>
-    <string name="app_language_italian" translatable="false">Italiano</string>
-    <string name="app_language_portuguese" translatable="false">Português</string>
-    <string name="app_language_brazilian_portuguese" translatable="false">Português do Brasil</string>
-    <string name="app_language_russian" translatable="false">Русский</string>
-    <string name="app_language_japanese" translatable="false">日本語</string>
-    <string name="app_language_korean" translatable="false">한국어</string>
-    <string name="app_language_simplified_chinese" translatable="false">简体中文</string>
-    <string name="app_language_traditional_chinese" translatable="false">繁體中文</string>
-    <string name="app_language_polish" translatable="false">Polski</string>
-    <string name="app_language_czech" translatable="false">Čeština</string>
-    <string name="app_language_norwegian" translatable="false">Norsk bokmål</string>
-    <string name="app_language_hungarian" translatable="false">Magyar</string>
-    <string name="app_language_ukrainian" translatable="false">Українська</string>
-    <string name="app_language_vietnamese" translatable="false">Tiếng Việt</string>
-    <string name="app_language_indonesian" translatable="false">Bahasa Indonesia</string>
-    <string name="app_language_arabic" translatable="false">العربية</string>
-    <string name="app_language_central_kurdish" translatable="false">کوردیی ناوەندی</string>
-    <string name="app_language_persian" translatable="false">فارسی</string>
-    <string name="app_language_hebrew" translatable="false">עברית</string>
-    <string name="app_language_serbian" translatable="false">Српски</string>
-    <string name="app_language_thai" translatable="false">แบบไทย</string>
-
     <!-- Static Themes -->
     <string name="static_theme_color">Theme Color</string>
     <string name="eden_theme">Eden</string>