diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/languages.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/languages.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ad186ba0ccd..00000000000
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/languages.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { saveSettings } from './settings';
-
-export const LANGUAGE_USE = 'LANGUAGE_USE';
-
-export const useLanguage = language => dispatch => {
-  dispatch({
-    type: LANGUAGE_USE,
-    language,
-  });
-
-  dispatch(saveSettings());
-};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/language_dropdown.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/language_dropdown.jsx
index 47e81cf134b..b164a07cbd8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/language_dropdown.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/language_dropdown.jsx
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ class LanguageDropdown extends PureComponent {
     frequentlyUsedLanguages: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     onChange: PropTypes.func,
-    onClose: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -257,14 +256,11 @@ class LanguageDropdown extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   handleClose = () => {
-    const { value, onClose } = this.props;
-
     if (this.state.open && this.activeElement) {
       this.activeElement.focus({ preventScroll: true });
     }
 
     this.setState({ open: false });
-    onClose(value);
   };
 
   handleChange = value => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/containers/language_dropdown_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/containers/language_dropdown_container.js
index ba4b5f05a59..64c90afa92d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/containers/language_dropdown_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/containers/language_dropdown_container.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 
 import { changeComposeLanguage } from 'mastodon/actions/compose';
-import { useLanguage } from 'mastodon/actions/languages';
 
 import LanguageDropdown from '../components/language_dropdown';
 
@@ -28,11 +27,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
     dispatch(changeComposeLanguage(value));
   },
 
-  onClose (value) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks -- this is not a react hook
-    dispatch(useLanguage(value));
-  },
-
 });
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(LanguageDropdown);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js
index 6f55241dc1c..e5ff2ff9104 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
 
 import { COLUMN_ADD, COLUMN_REMOVE, COLUMN_MOVE, COLUMN_PARAMS_CHANGE } from '../actions/columns';
+import { COMPOSE_LANGUAGE_CHANGE } from '../actions/compose';
 import { EMOJI_USE } from '../actions/emojis';
-import { LANGUAGE_USE } from '../actions/languages';
 import { LIST_DELETE_SUCCESS, LIST_FETCH_FAIL } from '../actions/lists';
 import { NOTIFICATIONS_FILTER_SET } from '../actions/notifications';
 import { SETTING_CHANGE, SETTING_SAVE } from '../actions/settings';
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default function settings(state = initialState, action) {
     return changeColumnParams(state, action.uuid, action.path, action.value);
   case EMOJI_USE:
     return updateFrequentEmojis(state, action.emoji);
-  case LANGUAGE_USE:
+  case COMPOSE_LANGUAGE_CHANGE:
     return updateFrequentLanguages(state, action.language);
   case SETTING_SAVE:
     return state.set('saved', true);