diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/validation/instancevalidator/InstanceValidator.java b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/validation/instancevalidator/InstanceValidator.java
index 412210f65..7366f76a0 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/validation/instancevalidator/InstanceValidator.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/validation/instancevalidator/InstanceValidator.java
@@ -5362,7 +5362,6 @@ public class InstanceValidator extends BaseValidator implements IResourceValidat
         private String workingLang;
 
         public NodeStack() {
-            workingLang = validationLanguage;
         }
 
         public NodeStack(Element element) {