diff --git a/schema.js b/schema.js
index 1c46f95a..3203bb7d 100644
--- a/schema.js
+++ b/schema.js
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ module.exports = Joi.object().keys({
         timeout: Joi.number().integer().optional().default(250).min(0),
         retries: Joi.number().integer().optional().default(3).min(0),
       }).unknown(false).requiredKeys('url'),
-      language: Joi.object().keys({
-        url: Joi.string().uri({ scheme: /https?/ }),
-        timeout: Joi.number().integer().optional().default(250).min(0),
-        retries: Joi.number().integer().optional().default(3).min(0),
-      }).unknown(false).requiredKeys('url'),
       interpolation: Joi.object().keys({
         url: Joi.string().uri({ scheme: /https?/ }),
         timeout: Joi.number().integer().optional().default(250).min(0),
diff --git a/test/unit/schema.js b/test/unit/schema.js
index ea331115..7c62f109 100644
--- a/test/unit/schema.js
+++ b/test/unit/schema.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports.tests.completely_valid = (test, common) => {
           placeholder: {
             url: 'http://localhost'
           },
-          language: {
+          interpolation: {
             url: 'http://localhost'
           }
         },
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ module.exports.tests.api_services_validation = (test, common) => {
 
 module.exports.tests.service_validation = (test, common) => {
   // these tests apply for all the individual service definitions
-  const services = ['pip', 'placeholder', 'language', 'interpolation'];
+  const services = ['pip', 'placeholder', 'interpolation'];
 
   test('timeout and retries not specified should default to 250 and 3', (t) => {
     services.forEach(service => {