diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
index 6418f66b..206ba380 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@
         <% end %>
 
         <% preferred_captions.each do |caption| %>
-            <track kind="captions" src="/api/v1/captions/<%= video.id %>?label=<%= caption.name %>&hl=<%= env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale %>"
-                label="<%= caption.name %>">
+            <track kind="captions" src="/api/v1/captions/<%= video.id %>?label=<%= caption.name %>" label="<%= caption.name %>">
         <% end %>
 
         <% captions.each do |caption| %>
-            <track kind="captions" src="/api/v1/captions/<%= video.id %>?label=<%= caption.name %>&hl=<%= env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale %>"
-                label="<%= caption.name %>">
+            <track kind="captions" src="/api/v1/captions/<%= video.id %>?label=<%= caption.name %>" label="<%= caption.name %>">
         <% end %>
     <% end %>
 </video>