diff --git a/searx/enginelib/traits.py b/searx/enginelib/traits.py
index 257734dd9..4a051ac05 100644
--- a/searx/enginelib/traits.py
+++ b/searx/enginelib/traits.py
@@ -116,19 +116,6 @@ class EngineTraits:
             return self.all_locale
         return locales.get_engine_locale(searxng_locale, self.regions, default=default)
 
-    def is_locale_supported(self, searxng_locale: str) -> bool:
-        """A *locale* (SearXNG's internal representation) is considered to be
-        supported by the engine if the *region* or the *language* is supported
-        by the engine.
-
-        For verification the functions :py:func:`EngineTraits.get_region` and
-        :py:func:`EngineTraits.get_language` are used.
-        """
-        if self.data_type == "traits_v1":
-            return bool(self.get_region(searxng_locale) or self.get_language(searxng_locale))
-
-        raise TypeError("engine traits of type %s is unknown" % self.data_type)
-
     def copy(self):
         """Create a copy of the dataclass object."""
         return EngineTraits(**dataclasses.asdict(self))
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html
index 09d2aed77..977fe9669 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         <th class="checkbox-col">{{- _("Allow") -}}</th>{{- '' -}}
         <th class="name">{{- _("Engine name") -}}</th>{{- '' -}}
         <th class="shortcut">{{ _("!bang") -}}</th>{{- '' -}}
-        <th>{{- _("Supports selected language") -}}</th>{{- '' -}}
         <th>{{- _("SafeSearch") -}}</th>{{- '' -}}
         <th>{{- _("Time range") -}}</th>{{- '' -}}
         <th>{{- _("Weight") }}</th>
@@ -70,9 +69,6 @@
               <td class="shortcut">{{- '' -}}
                 <span class="bang">{{ '!' + shortcuts[search_engine.name] }}</span>{{- '' -}}
               </td>{{- '' -}}
-              <td>
-                {{- checkbox(None, supports[search_engine.name]['supports_selected_language'], true) -}}
-              </td>{{- '' -}}
               <td>
                 {{- checkbox(None, supports[search_engine.name]['safesearch'], true) -}}
               </td>{{- '' -}}
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index b0820c753..f5e8e5cf3 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -918,9 +918,6 @@ def preferences():
             'rate80': rate80,
             'rate95': rate95,
             'warn_timeout': e.timeout > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout'],
-            'supports_selected_language': e.traits.is_locale_supported(
-                str(sxng_request.preferences.get_value('language') or 'all')
-            ),
             'result_count': result_count,
         }
     # end of stats
@@ -956,15 +953,9 @@ def preferences():
     # supports
     supports = {}
     for _, e in filtered_engines.items():
-        supports_selected_language = e.traits.is_locale_supported(
-            str(sxng_request.preferences.get_value('language') or 'all')
-        )
-        safesearch = e.safesearch
-        time_range_support = e.time_range_support
         supports[e.name] = {
-            'supports_selected_language': supports_selected_language,
-            'safesearch': safesearch,
-            'time_range_support': time_range_support,
+            'safesearch': e.safesearch,
+            'time_range_support': e.time_range_support,
         }
 
     return render(