diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69d2d1718..d3fd7c4a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
         "format-duration": "^3.0.2",
         "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
         "i18next": "^25.6.2",
-        "i18next-http-backend": "^3.0.2",
         "idb-keyval": "^6.2.2",
         "immer": "^10.2.0",
         "is-electron": "^2.2.2",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e9cc5fc25..4d07cac1b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ importers:
       i18next:
         specifier: ^25.6.2
         version: 25.6.2(typescript@5.8.3)
-      i18next-http-backend:
-        specifier: ^3.0.2
-        version: 3.0.2(encoding@0.1.13)
       idb-keyval:
         specifier: ^6.2.2
         version: 6.2.2
@@ -2578,9 +2575,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=20'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  cross-fetch@4.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-e4a5N8lVvuLgAWgnCrLr2PP0YyDOTHa9H/Rj54dirp61qXnNq46m82bRhNqIA5VccJtWBvPTFRV3TtvHUKPB1g==}
-
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
@@ -3428,9 +3422,6 @@ packages:
   humanize-ms@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Fl70vYtsAFb/C06PTS9dZBo7ihau+Tu/DNCk/OyHhea07S+aeMWpFFkUaXRa8fI+ScZbEI8dfSxwY7gxZ9SAVQ==}
 
-  i18next-http-backend@3.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PdlvPnvIp4E1sYi46Ik4tBYh/v/NbYfFFgTjkwFl0is8A18s7/bx9aXqsrOax9WUbeNS6mD2oix7Z0yGGf6m5g==}
-
   i18next-parser@9.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-VaQqk/6nLzTFx1MDiCZFtzZXKKyBV6Dv0cJMFM/hOt4/BWHWRgYafzYfVQRUzotwUwjqeNCprWnutzD/YAGczg==}
     engines: {node: ^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0, npm: '>=6', yarn: '>=1'}
@@ -4111,15 +4102,6 @@ packages:
   node-api-version@0.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2xP/IGGMmmSQpI1+O/k72jF/ykvZ89JeuKX3TLJAYPDVLUalrshrLHkeVcCCZqG/eEa635cr8IBYzgnDvM2O8Q==}
 
-  node-fetch@2.7.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-c4FRfUm/dbcWZ7U+1Wq0AwCyFL+3nt2bEw05wfxSz+DWpWsitgmSgYmy2dQdWyKC1694ELPqMs/YzUSNozLt8A==}
-    engines: {node: 4.x || >=6.0.0}
-    peerDependencies:
-      encoding: ^0.1.0
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      encoding:
-        optional: true
-
   node-mpv@https://codeload.github.com/jeffvli/Node-MPV/tar.gz/32b4d64395289ad710c41d481d2707a7acfc228f:
     resolution: {tarball: https://codeload.github.com/jeffvli/Node-MPV/tar.gz/32b4d64395289ad710c41d481d2707a7acfc228f}
     version: 2.0.0-beta.3
@@ -5346,9 +5328,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y8MN937s/HVhEoBU1SxfHC+wxCHkV1a9gW8eAdTadYh/bGyesZIVcbjI+mSpFbSVwQici/XjBjuUyri1dnXwBw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10.13.0'}
 
-  tr46@0.0.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw==}
-
   tr46@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dTpowEjclQ7Kgx5SdBkqRzVhERQXov8/l9Ft9dVM9fmg0W0KQSVaXX9T4i6twCPNtYiZM53lpSSUAwJbFPOHxA==}
 
@@ -5651,9 +5630,6 @@ packages:
   wcwidth@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XHPEwS0q6TaxcvG85+8EYkbiCux2XtWG2mkc47Ng2A77BQu9+DqIOJldST4HgPkuea7dvKSj5VgX3P1d4rW8Tg==}
 
-  webidl-conversions@3.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ==}
-
   webidl-conversions@4.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YQ+BmxuTgd6UXZW3+ICGfyqRyHXVlD5GtQr5+qjiNW7bF0cqrzX500HVXPBOvgXb5YnzDd+h0zqyv61KUD7+Sg==}
 
@@ -5665,9 +5641,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-QaKxh0eNIi2mE9p2vEdzfagOKHCcj1pJ56EEHGQOVxp8r9/iszLUUV7v89x9O1p/T+NlTM5W7jW6+cz4Fq1YVg==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
-  whatwg-url@5.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-saE57nupxk6v3HY35+jzBwYa0rKSy0XR8JSxZPwgLr7ys0IBzhGviA1/TUGJLmSVqs8pb9AnvICXEuOHLprYTw==}
-
   whatwg-url@7.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WUu7Rg1DroM7oQvGWfOiAK21n74Gg+T4elXEQYkOhtyLeWiJFoOGLXPKI/9gzIie9CtwVLm8wtw6YJdKyxSjeg==}
 
@@ -8400,12 +8373,6 @@ snapshots:
       '@epic-web/invariant': 1.0.0
       cross-spawn: 7.0.6
 
-  cross-fetch@4.0.0(encoding@0.1.13):
-    dependencies:
-      node-fetch: 2.7.0(encoding@0.1.13)
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - encoding
-
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
@@ -9520,12 +9487,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       ms: 2.1.3
 
-  i18next-http-backend@3.0.2(encoding@0.1.13):
-    dependencies:
-      cross-fetch: 4.0.0(encoding@0.1.13)
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - encoding
-
   i18next-parser@9.3.0:
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.27.1
@@ -10149,12 +10110,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       semver: 7.7.2
 
-  node-fetch@2.7.0(encoding@0.1.13):
-    dependencies:
-      whatwg-url: 5.0.0
-    optionalDependencies:
-      encoding: 0.1.13
-
   node-mpv@https://codeload.github.com/jeffvli/Node-MPV/tar.gz/32b4d64395289ad710c41d481d2707a7acfc228f: {}
 
   node-releases@2.0.26: {}
@@ -11446,8 +11401,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       streamx: 2.22.0
 
-  tr46@0.0.3: {}
-
   tr46@1.0.1:
     dependencies:
       punycode: 2.3.1
@@ -11745,8 +11698,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       defaults: 1.0.4
 
-  webidl-conversions@3.0.1: {}
-
   webidl-conversions@4.0.2: {}
 
   whatwg-encoding@3.1.1:
@@ -11755,11 +11706,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   whatwg-mimetype@4.0.0: {}
 
-  whatwg-url@5.0.0:
-    dependencies:
-      tr46: 0.0.3
-      webidl-conversions: 3.0.1
-
   whatwg-url@7.1.0:
     dependencies:
       lodash.sortby: 4.7.0
diff --git a/src/i18n/i18n.ts b/src/i18n/i18n.ts
index ca2d5da4c..8e47ceb4e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/i18n.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { PostProcessorModule, TOptions } from 'i18next';
 import i18n from 'i18next';
-import backend from 'i18next-http-backend';
 import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import ar from './locales/ar.json';
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ i18n.use(lowerCasePostProcessor)
     .use(upperCasePostProcessor)
     .use(titleCasePostProcessor)
     .use(sentenceCasePostProcessor)
-    .use(backend)
     .use(initReactI18next) // passes i18n down to react-i18next
     .init({
         fallbackLng: 'en',