diff --git a/config/i18n.config.ts b/config/i18n.config.ts
index d919be7..0bc24bf 100644
--- a/config/i18n.config.ts
+++ b/config/i18n.config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import type { LocalePrefix } from "next-intl/routing";
 
-import type metadataDe from "@/content/de/metadata/index.json";
 import type metadataEn from "@/content/en/metadata/index.json";
-import type de from "@/messages/de.json";
 import type en from "@/messages/en.json";
 
-export const locales = ["de", "en"] as const;
+export const locales = ["en"] as const;
 
 export type Locale = (typeof locales)[number];
 
@@ -19,11 +17,9 @@ export const localePrefix = {
 	mode: "always",
 	prefixes: {
 		en: "/en",
-		de: "/de",
 	},
 } satisfies LocalePrefix<typeof locales>;
 
 export interface Translations extends Record<Locale, IntlMessages> {
-	de: typeof de & { metadata: typeof metadataDe };
 	en: typeof en & { metadata: typeof metadataEn };
 }
diff --git a/content/de/metadata/index.json b/content/de/metadata/index.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ab87b1a..0000000
--- a/content/de/metadata/index.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"description": "ACDH-CH Application template",
-	"title": "ACDH-CH App",
-	"twitter": {
-		"creator": "@acdh_oeaw",
-		"site": "@acdh_oeaw"
-	},
-	"manifest": {
-		"description": "ACDH-CH Application template",
-		"name": "ACDH-CH App",
-		"short-name": "ACDH-CH App"
-	}
-}
diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8533288..0000000
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"AppFooter": {
-		"links": {
-			"imprint": "Impressum",
-			"privacy": "privacy",
-			"faq": "faq",
-			"about": "about"
-		},
-		"navigation-secondary": "Sekundär"
-	},
-	"AppHeader": {
-		"links": {
-			"home": "Home",
-			"faq": "FAQ",
-			"about": "About",
-			"login": "Log In"
-		},
-		"navigation-primary": "Primär"
-	},
-	"ColorSchemeSwitcher": {
-		"change-color-scheme": "Farbschema ändern",
-		"color-schemes": {
-			"dark": "Dunkel",
-			"light": "Hell",
-			"system": "System"
-		}
-	},
-	"Error": {
-		"something-went-wrong": "Etwas ist schief gelaufen!",
-		"try-again": "Erneut versuchen"
-	},
-	"ImprintPage": {
-		"meta": {
-			"title": "Impressum"
-		},
-		"title": "Impressum"
-	},
-	"IndexPage": {
-		"badge": "ACDH-CH frontend team",
-		"lead-in": "Dies ist eine mit Next.js 14 erstellte Startervorlage. Sie umfasst Internationalisierung, End-to-End-Tests und unterstützt MDX zum Schreiben von Dokumentation.",
-		"title": "Anwendungs-Template"
-	},
-	"Loading": {
-		"loading": "Laden"
-	},
-	"LocaleLayout": {
-		"skip-to-main-content": "Zum Hauptinhalt springen"
-	},
-	"LocaleSwitcher": {
-		"current-locale": "Aktuelle Sprache: {locale}",
-		"switch-locale": "Sprache wechseln",
-		"switch-locale-to": "Zu {locale} wechseln"
-	},
-	"NotFoundPage": {
-		"meta": {
-			"title": "Seite nicht gefunden"
-		},
-		"title": "Seite nicht gefunden"
-	},
-	"PeoplePage": {
-		"meta": {
-			"title": "Seite nicht gefunden"
-		},
-		"title": "Seite nicht gefunden"
-	}
-}