diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts
index 1a7826444659..7efaa0ca1dde 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export async function build(
 ): Promise<void> {
   process.env.BABEL_ENV = 'production';
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
-  process.env.DOCUSAURUS_CURRENT_LOCALE = cliOptions.locale?.[0];
   if (cliOptions.dev) {
     logger.info`Building in dev mode`;
     process.env.BABEL_ENV = 'development';