diff --git a/static/src/app/app.component.html b/static/src/app/app.component.html
index 4021bad..18a5d41 100644
--- a/static/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/static/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
           <li *ngIf="!loginService.isLoggedIn()" routerLinkActive="active">
             <a routerLink='{{config.loginPath}}' class="link">{{'navigation.top.login' | translate}}</a>
           </li>
-          <li class="dropdown">
+          <li class="dropdown" *ngIf="FEATURE_LOCALIZATION_ENABLED">
             <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true"
                aria-expanded="false" style="padding: 12px 12px 10px 12px;">
               <mat-icon svgIcon="{{(language === 'de') ? 'flag-de' : 'flag-gb'}}"></mat-icon>
diff --git a/static/src/app/app.component.ts b/static/src/app/app.component.ts
index e9155cc..9aa9dc7 100644
--- a/static/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {AwardingService} from './services/army-management/awarding.service';
 import {RouteConfig} from './app.config';
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
 import {DomSanitizer} from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import {MatIconRegistry, MatSelectChange} from '@angular/material';
+import {MatIconRegistry} from '@angular/material';
 import {SpinnerService} from './services/user-interface/spinner/spinner.service';
 import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {SettingsService} from './services/settings.service';
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ declare function require(url: string);
 })
 export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
 
+  readonly FEATURE_LOCALIZATION_ENABLED = false;
+
   config = RouteConfig;
 
   loading = false;