diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index f68a5480..9aa7753c 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
       ></dialog-box>
     </div>
     <!-- first-time language picker -->
-    <div
+    <!-- <div
       class="fixed w-full top-1/4 my-5 flex justify-center"
       v-if="(
         // if user is not SSO user, everything works as defined in this file
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
+    </div> -->
     <!-- dialog for sharing plio -->
     <div class="fixed top-1/3 w-full flex justify-center">
       <SharePlioDialog