diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
index a1cbf7fc..d80c3029 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
@@ -1191,23 +1191,8 @@ int SetTranslator2(const char *new_language)
 {
 	// Set translator2 to a second language
 	int new_phoneme_tab;
-	const char *new_phtab_name;
-	int bitmap;
-	int dialect = 0;
 
-	new_phtab_name = new_language;
-	if ((bitmap = translator->langopts.dict_dialect) != 0) {
-		if ((bitmap & (1 << DICTDIALECT_EN_US)) && (strcmp(new_language, "en") == 0)) {
-			new_phtab_name = "en-us";
-			dialect = DICTDIALECT_EN_US;
-		}
-		if ((bitmap & (1 << DICTDIALECT_ES_LA)) && (strcmp(new_language, "es") == 0)) {
-			new_phtab_name = "es-la";
-			dialect = DICTDIALECT_ES_LA;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ((new_phoneme_tab = SelectPhonemeTableName(new_phtab_name)) >= 0) {
+	if ((new_phoneme_tab = SelectPhonemeTableName(new_language)) >= 0) {
 		if ((translator2 != NULL) && (strcmp(new_language, translator2_language) != 0)) {
 			// we already have an alternative translator, but not for the required language, delete it
 			DeleteTranslator(translator2);
@@ -1222,14 +1207,6 @@ int SetTranslator2(const char *new_language)
 				SelectPhonemeTable(voice->phoneme_tab_ix); // revert to original phoneme table
 				new_phoneme_tab = -1;
 				translator2_language[0] = 0;
-			} else {
-				if (dialect == DICTDIALECT_EN_US) {
-					// en-us
-					translator2->dict_condition = 0x48; // bits 3, 6
-					translator2->langopts.param[LOPT_REDUCE_T] = 1;
-				}
-				if (dialect == DICTDIALECT_ES_LA)
-					translator2->dict_condition = 0x04; // bit 2
 			}
 			translator2->phoneme_tab_ix = new_phoneme_tab;
 		}
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h
index d57bf4fd..89f3f680 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h
@@ -576,10 +576,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	int max_lengthmod;
 	int lengthen_tonic;   // lengthen the tonic syllable
 	int suffix_add_e;      // replace a suffix (which has the SUFX_E flag) with this character
-
-#define DICTDIALECT_EN_US  1  // bit number
-#define DICTDIALECT_ES_LA  2
-	int dict_dialect;         // bitmap, use a dialect for foreign words
 } LANGUAGE_OPTIONS;
 
 // a parameter of ChangePhonemes()