diff --git a/internal/query/projection/custom_text.go b/internal/query/projection/custom_text.go
index a3c609de9b..64a9e0b052 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/custom_text.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/custom_text.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/caos/logging"
+
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/errors"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/handler"
@@ -144,6 +145,6 @@ func (p *CustomTextProjection) reduceTemplateRemoved(event eventstore.EventReade
 		[]handler.Condition{
 			handler.NewCond(CustomTextAggregateIDCol, customTextEvent.Aggregate().ID),
 			handler.NewCond(CustomTextTemplateCol, customTextEvent.Template),
-			handler.NewCond(CustomTextLanguageCol, customTextEvent.Language),
+			handler.NewCond(CustomTextLanguageCol, customTextEvent.Language.String()),
 		}), nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/custom_text_test.go b/internal/query/projection/custom_text_test.go
index 88eee0fcbc..785009d46c 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/custom_text_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/custom_text_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/repository"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/iam"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/org"
-	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 )
 
 func TestCustomTextProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func TestCustomTextProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"agg-id",
 								"InitCode",
-								language.English,
+								"en",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ func TestCustomTextProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"agg-id",
 								"InitCode",
-								language.English,
+								"en",
 							},
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/message_text_test.go b/internal/query/projection/message_text_test.go
index 0f7f3059d5..e49d75d1d5 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/message_text_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/message_text_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore/repository"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/iam"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/repository/org"
-	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 )
 
 func TestMessageTextProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
@@ -574,7 +573,7 @@ func TestMessageTextProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"agg-id",
 								"InitCode",
-								language.English,
+								"en",
 							},
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/message_texts.go b/internal/query/projection/message_texts.go
index 8f78cd1ef9..53219c3c2e 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/message_texts.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/message_texts.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/caos/logging"
+
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/domain"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/errors"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/eventstore"
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ func (p *MessageTextProjection) reduceTemplateRemoved(event eventstore.EventRead
 		[]handler.Condition{
 			handler.NewCond(MessageTextAggregateIDCol, templateEvent.Aggregate().ID),
 			handler.NewCond(MessageTextTypeCol, templateEvent.Template),
-			handler.NewCond(MessageTextLanguageCol, templateEvent.Language),
+			handler.NewCond(MessageTextLanguageCol, templateEvent.Language.String()),
 		},
 	), nil
 }