diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipMetadataServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipMetadataServiceImpl.java
index 9a7ec9704b..bc466c5b83 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipMetadataServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipMetadataServiceImpl.java
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ public class RelationshipMetadataServiceImpl implements RelationshipMetadataServ
             return null;
         }
         metadataValue.setMetadataField(metadataField);
-        metadataValue.setLanguage(Item.ANY);
         return metadataValue;
     }