diff --git a/dashboard/src/i18n.js b/dashboard/src/i18n.js
index b873af4c7..8c4ad2f4e 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/i18n.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/i18n.js
@@ -35,15 +35,7 @@ async function main() {
   // load at least fallback english
   await loadLanguage('en');
 
-  let locale = window.localStorage.NG_TRANSLATE_LANG_KEY;
-  if (!locale) {
-    try {
-      const res = await fetcher.get(`${API_ORIGIN}/api/v1/auth/branding`);
-      locale = res.body.language;
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to get branding info for translation.', error);
-    }
-  }
+  const locale = window.localStorage.NG_TRANSLATE_LANG_KEY || window.cloudron.language;
 
   if (locale && locale !== 'en') {
     await loadLanguage(locale);
diff --git a/src/routes/auth.js b/src/routes/auth.js
index 5ab70c09e..d2814cc2d 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.js
+++ b/src/routes/auth.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     passwordResetRequest,
     passwordReset,
     setupAccount,
-    getBranding
 };
 
 const assert = require('assert'),
@@ -116,14 +115,3 @@ async function setupAccount(req, res, next) {
 
     next(new HttpSuccess(201, { accessToken }));
 }
-
-async function getBranding(req, res, next) {
-    // still used in passwordreset and setupaccount views. we should server render them
-    const result = {
-        cloudronName: await branding.getCloudronName(),
-        footer: await branding.renderFooter(),
-        language: await cloudron.getLanguage(),
-    };
-
-    next(new HttpSuccess(200, result));
-}
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 58c3dca54..e9247fcbb 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ async function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.post('/api/v1/auth/password_reset_request', json,           routes.auth.passwordResetRequest);
     router.post('/api/v1/auth/password_reset',         json,           routes.auth.passwordReset);
     router.post('/api/v1/auth/setup_account',          json,           routes.auth.setupAccount);
-    router.get ('/api/v1/auth/branding',                               routes.auth.getBranding); // temp route until we server side render password_reset and setup_account
 
     router.get ('/api/v1/cloudron/status', routes.cloudron.getStatus); // healthcheck
     router.get ('/api/v1/cloudron/avatar', routes.branding.getCloudronAvatar); // public route for dashboard, email