diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/serpente/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/serpente/mpconfigboard.mk
index c8b2dc9f5d..5c8506d35f 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/serpente/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/serpente/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,4 @@ SPI_FLASH_FILESYSTEM = 1
 EXTERNAL_FLASH_DEVICE_COUNT = 1
 EXTERNAL_FLASH_DEVICES = GD25Q32C
 LONGINT_IMPL = NONE
-
-ifneq ($(TRANSLATION), en_US)
 CIRCUITPY_SMALL_BUILD = 1
-endif