diff --git a/panels/common/cc-common-language.c b/panels/common/cc-common-language.c
index a6d13fd36..7c9308a5d 100644
--- a/panels/common/cc-common-language.c
+++ b/panels/common/cc-common-language.c
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ um_add_user_languages (GtkTreeModel *model)
         gtk_list_store_set (store, &iter, LOCALE_COL, NULL, DISPLAY_LOCALE_COL, _("Other..."), -1);
 #endif
 }
+#endif
 
 gchar *
-um_get_current_language (void)
+cc_common_language_get_current_language (void)
 {
         gchar *language;
         const gchar *locale;
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ um_get_current_language (void)
         return language;
 }
 
+#if 0
 GtkWidget *
 um_language_chooser_new (void)
 {
diff --git a/panels/common/cc-common-language.h b/panels/common/cc-common-language.h
index 4d16dae8c..2cccf8703 100644
--- a/panels/common/cc-common-language.h
+++ b/panels/common/cc-common-language.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ gboolean cc_common_language_get_iter_for_language (GtkTreeModel     *model,
 						   GtkTreeIter      *iter);
 void cc_common_language_add_available_languages (GtkListStore *store);
 gboolean cc_common_language_has_font (const gchar *locale);
-
+gchar *cc_common_language_get_current_language (void);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/panels/user-accounts/um-language-dialog.c b/panels/user-accounts/um-language-dialog.c
index 5c24142e4..f1ee69a97 100644
--- a/panels/user-accounts/um-language-dialog.c
+++ b/panels/user-accounts/um-language-dialog.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ um_add_user_languages (GtkTreeModel *model)
         g_slist_free (users);
 
         /* Make sure the current locale is present */
-        name = um_get_current_language ();
+        name = cc_common_language_get_current_language ();
 
         if (!g_hash_table_lookup (seen, name)) {
                 language = gdm_get_language_from_name (name, NULL);
@@ -151,21 +151,6 @@ um_add_user_languages (GtkTreeModel *model)
         gtk_list_store_set (store, &iter, LOCALE_COL, NULL, DISPLAY_LOCALE_COL, _("Other..."), -1);
 }
 
-gchar *
-um_get_current_language (void)
-{
-        gchar *language;
-        const gchar *locale;
-
-        locale = (const gchar *) setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, NULL);
-        if (locale)
-                language = gdm_normalize_language_name (locale);
-        else
-                language = NULL;
-
-        return language;
-}
-
 GtkWidget *
 um_language_chooser_new (void)
 {
diff --git a/panels/user-accounts/um-user-panel.c b/panels/user-accounts/um-user-panel.c
index 40cf89e56..f1c0e9718 100644
--- a/panels/user-accounts/um-user-panel.c
+++ b/panels/user-accounts/um-user-panel.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ show_user (UmUser *user, UmUserPanelPrivate *d)
 
         lang = g_strdup (um_user_get_language (user));
         if (!lang)
-                lang = um_get_current_language ();
+                lang = cc_common_language_get_current_language ();
         cc_common_language_get_iter_for_language (model, lang, &iter);
         um_editable_combo_set_active_iter (UM_EDITABLE_COMBO (widget), &iter);
         g_free (lang);
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ language_response (GtkDialog         *dialog,
         else {
                 lang = g_strdup (um_user_get_language (user));
                 if (!lang)
-                        lang = um_get_current_language ();
+                        lang = cc_common_language_get_current_language ();
         }
         cc_common_language_get_iter_for_language (model, lang, &iter);
         um_editable_combo_set_active_iter (UM_EDITABLE_COMBO (combo), &iter);