diff --git a/src/containers/UserSettings/settings.tsx b/src/containers/UserSettings/settings.tsx
index 0d698bd50f..fb1181a994 100644
--- a/src/containers/UserSettings/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/UserSettings/settings.tsx
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ export const appearanceSection: SettingsSection = {
     title: i18n('section.appearance'),
     settings: [
         themeSetting,
-        languageSetting,
         invertedDisksSetting,
         binaryDataInPlainTextDisplay,
         showDomainDatabase,
diff --git a/src/utils/i18n/i18n.ts b/src/utils/i18n/i18n.ts
index 09ed7ec269..8027c49617 100644
--- a/src/utils/i18n/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/utils/i18n/i18n.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ import type {KeysData} from '@gravity-ui/i18n';
 import {I18N} from '@gravity-ui/i18n';
 import {configure as configureUiKit} from '@gravity-ui/uikit';
 
-import {settingsManager} from '../../services/settings';
-import {LANGUAGE_KEY} from '../constants';
-
 enum Lang {
     En = 'en',
     Ru = 'ru',
 }
 
 const defaultLang = Lang.En;
-const currentLang = settingsManager.readUserSettingsValue(LANGUAGE_KEY, defaultLang) as Lang;
+
+// Disable russian language while it is not properly supported
+// Force English locale for users who previously selected Russian when the setting was available
+// const currentLang = settingsManager.readUserSettingsValue(LANGUAGE_KEY, defaultLang) as Lang;
+const currentLang = Lang.En;
 
 const i18n = new I18N({
     lang: currentLang,