diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 1c978945c7..4015ea8090 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ error_log = local("error_log")
 debug_log = local("debug_log")
 message_log = local("message_log")
 
-lang = local("lang")
-
 # This if block is never executed when running the code. It is only used for
 # telling static code analyzer where to find dynamically defined attributes.
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index 0589e32ac8..6636cb4329 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def get_column(doctype):
 def load_translations(bootinfo):
 	messages = frappe.get_lang_dict("boot")
 
-	bootinfo["lang"] = frappe.lang
+	bootinfo["lang"] = frappe.local.lang
 
 	# load translated report names
 	for name in bootinfo.user.all_reports:
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/page/page.py b/frappe/core/doctype/page/page.py
index 0ba0e309dd..3a6baef9c4 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/page/page.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/page/page.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Page(Document):
 					# flag for not caching this page
 					self._dynamic_page = True
 
-		if frappe.lang != 'en':
+		if frappe.local.lang != 'en':
 			from frappe.translate import get_lang_js
 			self.script += get_lang_js("page", self.name)
 
diff --git a/frappe/desk/desk_page.py b/frappe/desk/desk_page.py
index d373dbda0e..45e266b957 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/desk_page.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/desk_page.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def getpage():
 	doc = get(page)
 
 	# load translations
-	if frappe.lang != "en":
+	if frappe.local.lang != "en":
 		send_translations(frappe.get_lang_dict("page", page))
 
 	frappe.response.docs.append(doc)
diff --git a/frappe/desk/query_report.py b/frappe/desk/query_report.py
index 3c0ebf11c1..a127594af1 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/query_report.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/query_report.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def get_script(report_name):
 		script = "frappe.query_reports['%s']={}" % report_name
 
 	# load translations
-	if frappe.lang != "en":
+	if frappe.local.lang != "en":
 		send_translations(frappe.get_lang_dict("report", report_name))
 
 	return {
diff --git a/frappe/sessions.py b/frappe/sessions.py
index 4d922d6769..85a13523ff 100644
--- a/frappe/sessions.py
+++ b/frappe/sessions.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class Session:
 		now = frappe.utils.now()
 
 		self.data['data']['last_updated'] = now
-		self.data['data']['lang'] = str(frappe.lang)
+		self.data['data']['lang'] = str(frappe.local.lang)
 
 		# update session in db
 		last_updated = frappe.cache().hget("last_db_session_update", self.sid)