diff --git a/packages/backend/migration/1695348946091-normalize-locales.js b/packages/backend/migration/1695348946091-normalize-locales.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fc656372..000000000
--- a/packages/backend/migration/1695348946091-normalize-locales.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-export class NormalizeLocales1695348946091 {
-	name = "NormalizeLocales1695348946091";
-
-	async up(queryRunner) {
-		await queryRunner
-			.query(`SELECT "id", "lang" FROM "note" WHERE "lang" IS NOT NULL`)
-			.then((notes) =>
-				Promise.all(
-					notes.map((note) => {
-						return queryRunner.query(
-							'UPDATE "note" SET "lang" = $1 WHERE "id" = $2',
-							[note.lang.trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0], note.id],
-						);
-					}),
-				),
-			);
-	}
-
-	async down(queryRunner) {
-		// The original locales are not stored, so migrating back is not possible.
-	}
-}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts
index fa01046f2..5c8807c29 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts
@@ -314,11 +314,11 @@ export async function createNote(
 		text = note.source.content;
 		if (note.contentMap != null) {
 			const key = Object.keys(note.contentMap)[0];
-			lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(key) ? key.trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0] : null;
+			lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(key) ? key : null;
 		}
 	} else if (note.contentMap != null) {
 		const entry = Object.entries(note.contentMap)[0];
-		lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(entry[0]) ? entry[0].trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0] : null;
+		lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(entry[0]) ? entry[0] : null;
 		text = htmlToMfm(entry[1], note.tag);
 	} else if (typeof note.content === "string") {
 		text = htmlToMfm(note.content, note.tag);
@@ -584,11 +584,11 @@ export async function updateNote(value: string | IObject, resolver?: Resolver) {
 		text = post.source.content;
 		if (post.contentMap != null) {
 			const key = Object.keys(post.contentMap)[0];
-			lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(key) ? key.trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0] : null;
+			lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(key) ? key : null;
 		}
 	} else if (post.contentMap != null) {
 		const entry = Object.entries(post.contentMap)[0];
-		lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(entry[0]) ? entry[0].trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0] : null;
+		lang = Object.keys(langmap).includes(entry[0]) ? entry[0] : null;
 		text = htmlToMfm(entry[1], post.tag);
 	} else if (typeof post.content === "string") {
 		text = htmlToMfm(post.content, post.tag);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/edit.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/edit.ts
index 8d825cf61..9e58021c2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/edit.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/edit.ts
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
 	}
 
 	if (ps.lang) {
+		ps.lang = ps.lang.trim();
 		if (!Object.keys(langmap).includes(ps.lang.trim())) throw new Error("invalid param");
-		ps.lang = ps.lang.trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0];
 	} else if (ps.text) {
 		ps.lang = detectLanguage(ps.text);
 	} else {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
index 080925048..80ea6255e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ export default async (
 		}
 
 		if (data.lang) {
+			data.lang = data.lang.trim();
 			if (!Object.keys(langmap).includes(data.lang.trim())) throw new Error("invalid param");
-			data.lang = data.lang.trim().split("-")[0].split("@")[0];
 		} else if (data.text) {
 			data.lang = detectLanguage(data.text);
 		} else {