diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a890d88..bc37c79 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=en
-
 APP_NAME='Hypothetical'
 APP_ENV=local
 APP_KEY=
diff --git a/app/Utilities/Language.php b/app/Utilities/Language.php
index 2e7277e..a31abfd 100644
--- a/app/Utilities/Language.php
+++ b/app/Utilities/Language.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Language
      */
     public static function getSessionLanguage()
     {
-        return session(self::$language_cookie, env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE', 'en'));
+        return session(self::$language_cookie, env('APP_LOCALE', 'en'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Language
     public static function select($string_array)
     {
         $session_language = self::getSessionLanguage();
-        $default_language = env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE');
+        $default_language = env('APP_LOCALE');
         $string = '';
 
         if (array_key_exists($session_language, $string_array)) {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 075d25c..8253adf 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Other information about database interaction, routing, controllers, etc can be v
 
 ### Language
 
-The default language is set by the `DEFAULT_LANGUAGE` variable in the `.env` file; this will be the language used until the cookie has been updated.
+The default language is set by the `APP_LOCALE` variable in the `.env` file; this will be the language used until the cookie has been updated.
 
 The language cookie can be updated a number of ways:
 
diff --git a/resources/views/templates/public.blade.php b/resources/views/templates/public.blade.php
index 55e03de..70193d9 100644
--- a/resources/views/templates/public.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/templates/public.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         var env = {
             appName: "{!! env('APP_NAME') !!}",
             appLang: "{{ Language::getSessionLanguage() }}",
-            appDefaultLang: "{{ env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE') }}",
+            appDefaultLang: "{{ env('APP_LOCALE') }}",
             apiToken: "{{ Auth::check() ? '?api_token=' . Auth::user()->api_token : '' }}",
             currentUrl: "{{ Request::url() }}",
             csrfToken: "{{ csrf_token() }}",