diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/middleware/redirects-middleware.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/middleware/redirects-middleware.ts
index 63b212cb84..31235b0a28 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/middleware/redirects-middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/middleware/redirects-middleware.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ export class RedirectsMiddleware extends MiddlewareBase {
 
       if (REGEXP_ABSOLUTE_URL.test(existsRedirect.target)) {
         url.href = existsRedirect.target;
-        url.locale = req.nextUrl.locale;
       } else {
         const source = `${url.pathname}${url.search}`;
         url.search = existsRedirect.isQueryStringPreserved ? url.search : '';