diff --git a/webapp/components/PostCard/PostCard.vue b/webapp/components/PostCard/PostCard.vue
index 76515278e..e65e17102 100644
--- a/webapp/components/PostCard/PostCard.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/PostCard/PostCard.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <ds-card
-    :lang="language"
+    :lang="post.language"
     :image="post.image | proxyApiUrl"
     :class="{ 'post-card': true, 'disabled-content': post.disabled, 'post--pinned': isPinned }"
   >
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ export default {
         this.deletePostCallback,
       )
     },
-    language() {
-      // if older posts have language not set I assume German as language
-      return this.post.language ? this.post.language : 'de'
-    },
     isPinned() {
       return this.post && this.post.pinnedBy
     },
diff --git a/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue b/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
index 8e9d1965b..888c68899 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <transition name="fade" appear>
     <ds-card
-      :lang="language"
+      :lang="post.language"
       v-if="post && ready"
       :image="post.image | proxyApiUrl"
       :class="{ 'post-card': true, 'disabled-content': post.disabled }"
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ export default {
         this.deletePostCallback,
       )
     },
-    language() {
-      // if older posts have language not set I assume German as language
-      return this.post.language ? this.post.language : 'de'
-    },
   },
   methods: {
     isAuthor(id) {