diff --git a/app/translations/__init__.py b/app/translations/__init__.py
index eccf502..ed6d801 100644
--- a/app/translations/__init__.py
+++ b/app/translations/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ def get_locale() -> Optional[str]:
         and current_user.locale != "auto"
         and current_user.locale in Locale.ids()
     ):
+        # NOTE User.locale is not used
         logging.debug("locale from user %s", current_user.locale)
         return current_user.locale
-    # TODO: allow frontend to override locale in UI
     # "zh" locale asssets is created from hardcoded strings
     # "en" locale are machine translated
     best_match = request.accept_languages.best_match(["zh", "en"], default="en")
diff --git a/app/translations/en/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/app/translations/en/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 9689498..4e02285 100644
--- a/app/translations/en/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/app/translations/en/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-29 01:56+0900\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-11-04 02:29+0900\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2017-04-14 15:38+0800\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: en_US\n"
diff --git a/app/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/app/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 25a1cf9..1798241 100644
--- a/app/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/app/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-29 01:56+0900\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-11-04 02:29+0900\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: zh\n"