diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp
index 33e56720..1ece0713 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ void Language::initLanguage() {
 
     searcher = waybar::util::sanitize_string(searcher);
 
-    removeXkbLayoutCssClass();
     layout_ = getLayout(searcher);
     addXkbLayoutCssClass();