diff --git a/lib/private/L10N/Factory.php b/lib/private/L10N/Factory.php
index 8aad395065..581ca3fb5d 100644
--- a/lib/private/L10N/Factory.php
+++ b/lib/private/L10N/Factory.php
@@ -270,24 +270,6 @@ class Factory implements IFactory {
 		throw new LanguageNotFoundException();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string|null $app App id or null for core
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public function setLanguageFromRequest($app = null) {
-
-		try {
-			$requestLanguage = $this->getLanguageFromRequest($app);
-		} catch (LanguageNotFoundException $e) {
-			$requestLanguage = 'en';
-		}
-
-		if ($app === null && !$this->requestLanguage) {
-			$this->requestLanguage = $requestLanguage;
-		}
-		return $requestLanguage;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Checks if $sub is a subdirectory of $parent
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/public/L10N/IFactory.php b/lib/public/L10N/IFactory.php
index 0d6e583c7e..b5f93c2389 100644
--- a/lib/public/L10N/IFactory.php
+++ b/lib/public/L10N/IFactory.php
@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ interface IFactory {
 	 */
 	public function languageExists($app, $lang);
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string|null $app App id or null for core
-	 * @return string
-	 * @since 9.0.0
-	 */
-	public function setLanguageFromRequest($app = null);
-
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a function from the plural string
 	 *
diff --git a/ocs/v1.php b/ocs/v1.php
index e92250b7e3..80df64f4ed 100644
--- a/ocs/v1.php
+++ b/ocs/v1.php
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ try {
 	// load all apps to get all api routes properly setup
 	OC_App::loadApps();
 
-	// force language as given in the http request
-	\OC::$server->getL10NFactory()->setLanguageFromRequest();
-
 	OC::$server->getRouter()->match('/ocs'.\OC::$server->getRequest()->getRawPathInfo());
 	return;
 } catch (ResourceNotFoundException $e) {
diff --git a/remote.php b/remote.php
index e5bd3bb8fe..8e74967365 100644
--- a/remote.php
+++ b/remote.php
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ try {
 		throw new RemoteException('Path not found', OC_Response::STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
 	}
 
-	// force language as given in the http request
-	\OC::$server->getL10NFactory()->setLanguageFromRequest();
-
 	$file=ltrim($file, '/');
 
 	$parts=explode('/', $file, 2);
diff --git a/tests/lib/L10N/FactoryTest.php b/tests/lib/L10N/FactoryTest.php
index 5e422758cb..77a56b5f94 100644
--- a/tests/lib/L10N/FactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/L10N/FactoryTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 namespace Test\L10N;
 
 use OC\L10N\Factory;
+use OC\L10N\LanguageNotFoundException;
 use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\IUser;
@@ -339,26 +340,22 @@ class FactoryTest extends TestCase {
 	public function dataSetLanguageFromRequest() {
 		return [
 			// Language is available
-			[null, 'de', null, ['de'], 'de', 'de'],
-			[null, 'de,en', null, ['de'], 'de', 'de'],
-			[null, 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', null, ['de'], 'de', 'de'],
+			[null, 'de', ['de'], 'de'],
+			[null, 'de,en', ['de'], 'de'],
+			[null, 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', ['de'], 'de'],
 			// Language is not available
-			[null, 'de', null, ['ru'], 'en', 'en'],
-			[null, 'de,en', null, ['ru', 'en'], 'en', 'en'],
-			[null, 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', null, ['ru', 'en'], 'en', 'en'],
-			// Language is available, but request language is set
-			[null, 'de', 'ru', ['de'], 'de', 'ru'],
-			[null, 'de,en', 'ru', ['de'], 'de', 'ru'],
-			[null, 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', 'ru', ['de'], 'de', 'ru'],
+			[null, 'de', ['ru'], new LanguageNotFoundException()],
+			[null, 'de,en', ['ru', 'en'], 'en'],
+			[null, 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', ['ru', 'en'], 'en'],
 
-			// Request lang should not be set for apps: Language is available
-			['files_pdfviewer', 'de', null, ['de'], 'de', ''],
-			['files_pdfviewer', 'de,en', null, ['de'], 'de', ''],
-			['files_pdfviewer', 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', null, ['de'], 'de', ''],
-			// Request lang should not be set for apps: Language is not available
-			['files_pdfviewer', 'de', null, ['ru'], 'en', ''],
-			['files_pdfviewer', 'de,en', null, ['ru', 'en'], 'en', ''],
-			['files_pdfviewer', 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', null, ['ru', 'en'], 'en', ''],
+			// Language for app
+			['files_pdfviewer', 'de', ['de'], 'de'],
+			['files_pdfviewer', 'de,en', ['de'], 'de'],
+			['files_pdfviewer', 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', ['de'], 'de'],
+			// Language for app is not available
+			['files_pdfviewer', 'de', ['ru'], new LanguageNotFoundException()],
+			['files_pdfviewer', 'de,en', ['ru', 'en'], 'en'],
+			['files_pdfviewer', 'de-DE,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6', ['ru', 'en'], 'en'],
 		];
 	}
 
@@ -367,12 +364,10 @@ class FactoryTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @param string|null $app
 	 * @param string $header
-	 * @param string|null $requestLanguage
 	 * @param string[] $availableLanguages
 	 * @param string $expected
-	 * @param string $expectedLang
 	 */
-	public function testSetLanguageFromRequest($app, $header, $requestLanguage, array $availableLanguages, $expected, $expectedLang) {
+	public function testGetLanguageFromRequest($app, $header, array $availableLanguages, $expected) {
 		$factory = $this->getFactory(['findAvailableLanguages']);
 		$factory->expects($this->once())
 			->method('findAvailableLanguages')
@@ -384,11 +379,12 @@ class FactoryTest extends TestCase {
 			->with('ACCEPT_LANGUAGE')
 			->willReturn($header);
 
-		if ($requestLanguage !== null) {
-			$this->invokePrivate($factory, 'requestLanguage', [$requestLanguage]);
+		if ($expected instanceof LanguageNotFoundException) {
+			$this->setExpectedException(LanguageNotFoundException::class);
+			self::invokePrivate($factory, 'getLanguageFromRequest', [$app]);
+		} else {
+			$this->assertSame($expected, self::invokePrivate($factory, 'getLanguageFromRequest', [$app]), 'Asserting returned language');
 		}
-		$this->assertSame($expected, $factory->setLanguageFromRequest($app), 'Asserting returned language');
-		$this->assertSame($expectedLang, $this->invokePrivate($factory, 'requestLanguage'), 'Asserting stored language');
 	}
 
 	public function dataGetL10nFilesForApp() {