diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
index 68ea8c942..93b27fa19 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class Localizer {
 	}
 
 	// Reset to the system locale
-	public synchronized void reset() {
+	public void reset() {
 		reinitialize(systemLocale);
 	}