diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
index 28af9e130..25999f0e4 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public ArrayList<String> getContentLocales() {
 
         String json = mPrefs.getString(
                 mContext.getString(R.string.settings_key_content_languages),
-                new JSONArray().toString());
+                null);
 
         try {
             JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray(json);
@@ -434,11 +434,11 @@ public ArrayList<String> getContentLocales() {
                 result.add(jsonArray.getString(i));
             }
 
-        } catch (JSONException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
+            return result;
 
-        return result;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     public void setContentLocales(List<String> languages) {
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/Language.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/Language.java
index bc0360c52..3f606633d 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/Language.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/Language.java
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ public Language(String id, String name) {
         this.id = id;
         this.name = name;
         this.isPreferred = false;
-        this.isDefault = false;
     }
 
     private String name;
     private String id;
     private boolean isPreferred;
-    private boolean isDefault;
 
     public String getId() {
         return this.id;
@@ -30,14 +28,6 @@ public boolean isPreferred() {
         return isPreferred;
     }
 
-    public void setDefault(boolean isDefault) {
-        this.isDefault = isDefault;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isDefault() {
-        return isDefault;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return id.hashCode();
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/LanguagesAdapter.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/LanguagesAdapter.java
index 8e5a3ee27..807dfc5b9 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/LanguagesAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/adapters/LanguagesAdapter.java
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull LanguageViewHolder holder, int position) {
 
                 } else if (holder.binding.add.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE &&
                         ViewUtils.isInsideView(holder.binding.add, (int)event.getRawX(), (int)event.getRawY())) {
-                    if (!language.isDefault() && !language.isPreferred()) {
+                    if (!language.isPreferred()) {
                         mLanguageItemCallback.onAdd(holder.binding.add, language);
                     }
 
                 } else if (holder.binding.delete.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE &&
                         ViewUtils.isInsideView(holder.binding.delete, (int)event.getRawX(), (int)event.getRawY())) {
-                    if (!language.isDefault() && language.isPreferred()) {
+                    if (language.isPreferred()) {
                         mLanguageItemCallback.onRemove(holder.binding.delete, language);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/settings/LanguageOptionsView.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/settings/LanguageOptionsView.java
index f7a0827fc..6a628ca44 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/settings/LanguageOptionsView.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/settings/LanguageOptionsView.java
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ private void setVoiceLanguage() {
 
     private void setContentLanguage() {
         List<Language> preferredLanguages = LocaleUtils.getPreferredLanguages(getContext());
-        String text = getContext().getResources().getString(R.string.language_options_content_language, preferredLanguages.get(0).getName());
-        mBinding.contentLanguageButton.setDescription(ViewUtils.getSpannedText(text));
+        String text = "";
+        if (preferredLanguages.size() > 0) {
+            text = preferredLanguages.get(0).getName();
+        }
+        mBinding.contentLanguageButton.setDescription(ViewUtils.getSpannedText(getContext().getResources().getString(R.string.language_options_content_language, text)));
     }
 
     private void setDisplayLanguage() {
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/utils/LocaleUtils.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/utils/LocaleUtils.java
index 8ed0ae45f..fca8a5bb9 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/utils/LocaleUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/utils/LocaleUtils.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Build;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
@@ -60,9 +59,6 @@ private static HashMap<String, Language> getAllLanguages() {
             String languageId = temp.toLanguageTag();
             String displayName = temp.getDisplayName().substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + temp.getDisplayName().substring(1);
             Language locale = new Language(languageId, displayName + " [" + languageId + "]");
-            if (languageId.equals(currentLocale)) {
-                locale.setDefault(true);
-            }
             mLanguagesCache.put(languageId, locale);
         }
 
@@ -93,14 +89,17 @@ public static List<Language> getPreferredLanguages(@NonNull Context aContext) {
         HashMap<String, Language> languages = getAllLanguages();
         List<String> savedLanguages = SettingsStore.getInstance(aContext).getContentLocales();
         List<Language> preferredLanguages = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (String language : savedLanguages) {
-            Language lang = languages.get(language);
-            lang.setPreferred(true);
-            preferredLanguages.add(lang);
-        }
+        if (savedLanguages != null) {
+            for (String language : savedLanguages) {
+                Language lang = languages.get(language);
+                lang.setPreferred(true);
+                preferredLanguages.add(lang);
+            }
 
-        if (!savedLanguages.stream().anyMatch(str -> str.trim().equals(getCurrentLocale()))) {
-            preferredLanguages.add(getCurrentLocaleLanguage());
+        } else {
+            Language currentLanguage = getCurrentLocaleLanguage();
+            currentLanguage.setPreferred(true);
+            preferredLanguages.add(currentLanguage);
         }
 
         return preferredLanguages;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/language_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/language_item.xml
index 060d29411..440cd3cd4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/language_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/language_item.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                 android:contentDescription="Preferred language delete button"
                 android:duplicateParentState="true"
                 android:soundEffectsEnabled="false"
-                android:src="@{language.isDefault ? @drawable/ic_icon_empty : @drawable/ic_icon_language_delete}"
+                android:src="@{@drawable/ic_icon_language_delete}"
                 android:tint="@color/fog"
                 app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_icon_language_delete"
                 app:visibleGone="@{isPreferred}" />
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
                 android:gravity="center_vertical"
                 android:paddingStart="5dp"
                 android:singleLine="true"
-                android:text="@{language.isDefault &amp;&amp; isPreferred ? `(` + @string/language_default + `) ` + language.name : language.name}"
-                app:typeface='@{language.isDefault ? "bold" : "normal"}'
+                android:text="@{language.name}"
                 tool:text="Language Item" />
         </org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.views.FadingFrameLayout>