# How can I remove a localization from a String Catalog in a Swift Package? **URL:** \ **Category:** Using Swift\ **Created:** [October 24, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-localization-from-a-string-catalog-in-a-swift-package/82840 "2025-10-24T12:34:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alpennec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/alpennec/32/43211_2.png) [@alpennec](https://forums.swift.org/u/alpennec)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-localization-from-a-string-catalog-in-a-swift-package/82840/1 "2025-10-24T12:34:38Z")
Hello, I'm trying to remove a localization from a String Catalog in a Swift Package. How can I do that? I tried to remove the file and create a new one, but all the languages are back. The only place where I've found a reference to the languages is in Package/.swiftpm/xcode/package.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/user.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate But I don't know how to edit this file to remove a language. Thank you, Axel ---
**Author:** ![alpennec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/alpennec/32/43211_2.png) [@alpennec](https://forums.swift.org/u/alpennec)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-localization-from-a-string-catalog-in-a-swift-package/82840/2 "2025-10-27T09:07:45Z")
Hello, The solution I came up to was: 1. Close Xcode. 2. Remove the hidden folder `.swiftpm` from the Package folder. I noticed the UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate file in a subfolder of this folder contained some references to the languages (I could find language codes in it like "pt-PT"). 3. Open the package again with Xcode. The languages that weren't translated at all (0% progress) got removed from the string catalog. The other languages where at least one string was translated stayed in the string catalog. I don't think this is ideal but I hope it can help others. Axel