diff --git a/app/controllers/spree/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/spree/admin/users_controller.rb
index a1b0e3f842..4611095a9c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/spree/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/spree/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ module Spree
       end
 
       def build_resource
-        model_class.new(locale: spree_current_user.locale)
+        model_class.new(locale: I18n.default_locale)
       end
 
       def user_params
         ::PermittedAttributes::User.new(params).call(
-          %i[enterprise_limit locale show_api_key_view]
+          %i[enterprise_limit show_api_key_view]
         )
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/helpers/i18n_helper.rb b/app/helpers/i18n_helper.rb
index c1d21202d4..3fca93a061 100644
--- a/app/helpers/i18n_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/i18n_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module I18nHelper
-  def locales_available
+  def locale_options
     OpenFoodNetwork::I18nConfig.available_locales.map do |locale|
       [t('language_name', locale:), locale]
     end
diff --git a/app/services/permitted_attributes/user.rb b/app/services/permitted_attributes/user.rb
index 4bb29bbcc4..1e44a92c38 100644
--- a/app/services/permitted_attributes/user.rb
+++ b/app/services/permitted_attributes/user.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module PermittedAttributes
 
     def permitted_attributes
       [
-        :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :disabled,
+        :email, :locale, :password, :password_confirmation, :disabled,
         { webhook_endpoints_attributes: [:id, :url] },
       ]
     end
diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/users/_form.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/users/_form.html.haml
index 1c43e10fec..3eeda73283 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/users/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/users/_form.html.haml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       = hidden_field_tag "user[spree_role_ids][]", ""
     = f.field_container :locale do
       = f.label :locale, t(".locale")
-      = f.select :locale, locales_available, class: "fullwidth"
+      = f.select :locale, locale_options, class: "fullwidth"
     = f.field_container :enterprise_limit do
       = f.label :enterprise_limit, t(".enterprise_limit")
       = f.text_field :enterprise_limit, class: "fullwidth"
diff --git a/spec/controllers/spree/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/spree/users_controller_spec.rb
index 8ebffca9c1..3837cf8b71 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/spree/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/spree/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ describe Spree::UsersController, type: :controller do
            params: { user: { email: 'foobar@example.com', password: 'foobar123',
                              password_confirmation: 'foobar123', locale: 'es' } }
       expect(assigns[:user].new_record?).to be_falsey
-      expect(assigns[:user].reload.locale).to eq('es')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/request/authentication_helper.rb b/spec/support/request/authentication_helper.rb
index ea3e0a39d2..cd76c527c6 100644
--- a/spec/support/request/authentication_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/request/authentication_helper.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 module AuthenticationHelper
   include Warden::Test::Helpers
 
-  def login_as_admin(locale: :en)
-    login_as create(:admin_user, locale:)
+  def login_as_admin
+    login_as create(:admin_user)
   end
 
   def login_to_admin_section
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb
index c44a40c671..6561d06cf6 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb
@@ -131,72 +131,36 @@ describe "Managing users" do
     end
 
     describe "creating a user" do
-      let(:locale) { :en }
-
-      before do
-        login_as_admin(locale:)
-      end
-
       it "shows no confirmation message to start with" do
         visit spree.new_admin_user_path
         expect(page).to have_no_text "Email confirmation is pending"
       end
 
-      context "when the current user locale is en" do
-        let(:locale) { :en }
+      it "uses the instance default locale for new new user" do
+        visit spree.new_admin_user_path
 
-        it "uses the current user locale for new new user" do
-          visit spree.new_admin_user_path
-
-          expect(page).to have_select('Language', selected: 'English')
-        end
-
-        it "confirms successful creation" do
-          visit spree.new_admin_user_path
-          fill_in "Email", with: "user1@example.org"
-          fill_in "Password", with: "user1Secret"
-          fill_in "Confirm Password", with: "user1Secret"
-          perform_enqueued_jobs do
-            expect do
-              click_button "Create"
-            end.to change { Spree::User.count }.by 1
-            expect(page).to have_text "Created Successfully"
-            expect(page).to have_text "Email confirmation is pending"
-            expect(Spree::User.last.locale).to eq "en"
-
-            expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.first.subject).to match(
-              "Please confirm your OFN account"
-            )
-          end
-        end
+        expect(page).to have_select('Language', selected: 'English')
       end
 
-      context "when the current user locale is es" do
-        let(:locale) { :es }
+      it "confirms successful creation" do
+        visit spree.new_admin_user_path
+        fill_in "Email", with: "user1@example.org"
+        fill_in "Password", with: "user1Secret"
+        fill_in "Confirm Password", with: "user1Secret"
+        select "Español", from: "Language"
 
-        it "uses the current user locale for new new user" do
-          visit spree.new_admin_user_path
+        perform_enqueued_jobs do
+          expect do
+            click_button "Create"
+          end.to change { Spree::User.count }.by 1
+          expect(page).to have_text "Created Successfully"
+          expect(page).to have_text "Email confirmation is pending"
 
-          expect(page).to have_select('Language', selected: 'Español')
-        end
+          expect(Spree::User.last.locale).to eq "es"
 
-        it "confirms successful creation" do
-          visit spree.new_admin_user_path
-          fill_in "Email", with: "user1@example.org"
-          fill_in "Contraseña", with: "user1Secret"
-          fill_in "Confirmar contraseña", with: "user1Secret"
-          perform_enqueued_jobs do
-            expect do
-              click_button "Crear"
-            end.to change { Spree::User.count }.by 1
-            expect(page).to have_text "Creado con éxito"
-            expect(page).to have_text "La confirmación por correo electrónico está pendiente"
-            expect(Spree::User.last.locale).to eq "es"
-
-            expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.first.subject).to match(
-              "Por favor, confirma tu cuenta de OFN"
-            )
-          end
+          expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.first.subject).to match(
+            "Por favor, confirma tu cuenta de OFN"
+          )
         end
       end
     end