diff --git a/src/states/app.ts b/src/states/app.ts
index e062494865..9f44fbffca 100644
--- a/src/states/app.ts
+++ b/src/states/app.ts
@@ -460,32 +460,6 @@ export const JWLangState = selector({
   key: 'JWLang',
   get: ({ get }) => {
     const appLang = get(appLangState);
-    const settings = get(settingsState);
-    const sources = get(sourcesState);
-
-    const userRole = settings.user_settings.cong_role;
-
-    const isAdmin = userRole.some(
-      (role) =>
-        role === 'admin' || role === 'coordinator' || role === 'secretary'
-    );
-
-    const isMidweekEditor = isAdmin || userRole.includes('midweek_schedule');
-    const isWeekendEditor = isAdmin || userRole.includes('weekend_schedule');
-    const isMeetingEditor = isMidweekEditor || isWeekendEditor;
-
-    if (!isMeetingEditor) {
-      const source = sources.at(0);
-
-      if (source) {
-        const keys = Object.keys(source.midweek_meeting.weekly_bible_reading);
-        return keys.at(0);
-      }
-
-      if (!source) {
-        return 'E';
-      }
-    }
 
     const currentLang = LANGUAGE_LIST.find((lang) => lang.locale === appLang);