diff --git a/desmume/src/commandline.cpp b/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
index ccc07ea53..8551db797 100644
--- a/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CommandLine::CommandLine()
 , start_paused(FALSE)
 , autodetect_method(-1)
 , render3d(COMMANDLINE_RENDER3D_DEFAULT)
-, language(-1)
+, language(1) //english by default
 {
 #ifndef HOST_WINDOWS 
 	disable_sound = 0;
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ ENDL
 " --bios-arm9 BIN_FILE       Uses the ARM9 BIOS provided at the specified path" ENDL
 " --bios-arm7 BIN_FILE       Uses the ARM7 BIOS provided at the specified path" ENDL
 " --bios-swi                 Uses SWI from the provided bios files (else HLE)" ENDL
-" --lang N                   Pick firmware language (can affect game translations)" ENDL
+" --lang N                   Firmware language (can affect game translations)" ENDL
+"                            0 = Japanese, 1 = English (default), 2 = French" ENDL
+"                            3 = German, 4 = Italian, 5 = Spanish" ENDL
 ENDL
 "Arguments affecting contents of SLOT-1:" ENDL
 " --slot1 [RETAIL|RETAILAUTO|R4|RETAILNAND|RETAILMCDROM|RETAILDEBUG]" ENDL
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
index abc51e050..33b1a864b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.cpp
@@ -3383,8 +3383,8 @@ int _main()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(cmdline.language != -1)
-		CommonSettings.fw_config.language = cmdline.language;
+	//not supported; use the GUI
+	//if(cmdline.language != -1) CommonSettings.fw_config.language = cmdline.language;
 
 	cmdline.process_movieCommands();
 	
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.h b/desmume/src/windows/main.h
index a216cb1d4..d15c32604 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.h
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.h
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@ extern bool ShowLagFrameCounter;
 #define GPU3D_SWRAST 2
 #define GPU3D_OPENGL_OLD 3
 
-static const int LANGUAGE_ENGLISH = 0;
-static const int LANGUAGE_FRENCH = 1;
-static const int LANGUAGE_CHINESE = 3;
-static const int LANGUAGE_ITALIAN = 4;
-static const int LANGUAGE_JAPANESE = 5;
-static const int LANGUAGE_SPANISH = 6;
-static const int LANGUAGE_KOREAN = 7;
-static const int LANGUAGE_BRAZILIAN = 8;
-
 extern void Change3DCoreWithFallbackAndSave(int newCore);
 
 extern int backupmemorytype;