diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/installwizard.py b/electrum/gui/qt/installwizard.py
index 909aa7522..309bf03ee 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/installwizard.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/installwizard.py
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ class InstallWizard(QDialog, MessageBoxMixin, BaseWizard):
         self.setWindowTitle('Electrum  -  ' + _('Install Wizard'))
         self.app = app
         self.config = config
-        # Set for base base class
-        self.language_for_seed = config.get('language')
         self.setMinimumSize(600, 400)
         self.accept_signal.connect(self.accept)
         self.title = QLabel()