diff --git a/app/assets/lang/_placeholder.toml b/app/assets/lang/_placeholder.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index db76909e..00000000
--- a/app/assets/lang/_placeholder.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Placeholder Language File for texts that do not require translation
-
-[ejs.landing]
-newsArticleTitle = "Lorem Ipsum"
-newsArticleDate = "Mar 15, 44 BC, 9:14 AM"
-newsArticleAuthor = "by Cicero"
-newsArticleComments = "0 Comments"
-
-[ejs.overlay]
-overlayTitle = "Lorem Ipsum:<br>Finis Illud"
-overlayDesc = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.."
-overlayAcknowledge = "Conare Iterum"
-overlayDismiss = "Dismiss"
-
-[ejs.settings]
-versionValue = "0.0.1-alpha.18"
-memoryTotalValue = "16G"
-memoryAvailableValue = "7.3G"
-javaExecVal = "null"
diff --git a/app/landing.ejs b/app/landing.ejs
index 7630cffa..51fb7d3f 100644
--- a/app/landing.ejs
+++ b/app/landing.ejs
@@ -163,16 +163,16 @@
             <div id="newsStatusContainer">
                 <div id="newsStatusContent">
                     <div id="newsTitleContainer">
-                        <a id="newsArticleTitle" href="#"><%- lang('landing.newsArticleTitle') %></a>
+                        <a id="newsArticleTitle" href="#">Lorem Ipsum</a>
                     </div>
                     <div id="newsMetaContainer">
                         <div id="newsArticleDateWrapper">
-                            <span id="newsArticleDate"><%- lang('landing.newsArticleDate') %></span>
+                            <span id="newsArticleDate">Mar 15, 44 BC, 9:14 AM</span>
                         </div>
                         <div id="newsArticleAuthorWrapper">
-                            <span id="newsArticleAuthor"><%- lang('landing.newsArticleAuthor') %></span>
+                            <span id="newsArticleAuthor">by Cicero</span>
                         </div>
-                        <a href="#" id="newsArticleComments"><%- lang('landing.newsArticleComments') %></a>
+                        <a href="#" id="newsArticleComments">0 Comments</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div id="newsNavigationContainer">
diff --git a/app/overlay.ejs b/app/overlay.ejs
index d7255ba1..7faab15b 100644
--- a/app/overlay.ejs
+++ b/app/overlay.ejs
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <div id="overlayContent">
-        <span id="overlayTitle"><%- lang('overlay.overlayTitle') %></span>
-        <span id="overlayDesc"><%- lang('overlay.overlayDesc') %></span>
+        <span id="overlayTitle">Lorem Ipsum:<br>Finis Illud</span>
+        <span id="overlayDesc">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud..</span>
         <div id="overlayActionContainer">
-            <button id="overlayAcknowledge" class="overlayKeybindEnter"><%- lang('overlay.overlayAcknowledge') %></button>
+            <button id="overlayAcknowledge" class="overlayKeybindEnter">Conare Iterum</button>
             <div id="overlayDismissWrapper">
-                <button id="overlayDismiss" style="display: none;" class="overlayKeybindEsc"><%- lang('overlay.overlayDismiss') %></button>
+                <button id="overlayDismiss" style="display: none;" class="overlayKeybindEsc">Dismiss</button>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/settings.ejs b/app/settings.ejs
index 9e00e7a4..265f8f8c 100644
--- a/app/settings.ejs
+++ b/app/settings.ejs
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@
                         <div id="settingsMemoryStatus">
                             <div class="settingsMemoryStatusContainer">
                                 <span class="settingsMemoryStatusTitle"><%- lang('settings.memoryTotalTitle') %></span>
-                                <span id="settingsMemoryTotal" class="settingsMemoryStatusValue"><%- lang('settings.memoryTotalValue') %></span>
+                                <span id="settingsMemoryTotal" class="settingsMemoryStatusValue">16G</span>
                             </div>
                             <div class="settingsMemoryStatusContainer">
                                 <span class="settingsMemoryStatusTitle"><%- lang('settings.memoryAvailableTitle') %></span>
-                                <span id="settingsMemoryAvail" class="settingsMemoryStatusValue"><%- lang('settings.memoryAvailableValue') %></span>
+                                <span id="settingsMemoryAvail" class="settingsMemoryStatusValue">7.3G</span>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
                                 </g>
                             </svg>
                         </div>
-                        <input class="settingsFileSelVal" id="settingsJavaExecVal" type="text" value="<%- lang('settings.javaExecVal') %>" cValue="JavaExecutable" serverDependent disabled>
+                        <input class="settingsFileSelVal" id="settingsJavaExecVal" type="text" value="null" cValue="JavaExecutable" serverDependent disabled>
                         <button class="settingsFileSelButton" id="settingsJavaExecSel" dialogTitle="<%- lang('settings.javaExecSelDialogTitle') %>" dialogDirectory="false"><%- lang('settings.javaExecSelButtonText') %></button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
                             <span id="settingsAboutCurrentVersionTitle"><%- lang('settings.stableRelease') %></span>
                             <div id="settingsAboutCurrentVersionLine">
                                 <span id="settingsAboutCurrentVersionText"><%- lang('settings.versionText') %></span>
-                                <span id="settingsAboutCurrentVersionValue"><%- lang('settings.versionValue') %></span>
+                                <span id="settingsAboutCurrentVersionValue">0.0.1-alpha.18</span>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
                             <span id="settingsUpdateVersionTitle"><%- lang('settings.stableRelease') %></span>
                             <div id="settingsUpdateVersionLine">
                                 <span id="settingsUpdateVersionText"><%- lang('settings.versionText') %> </span>
-                                <span id="settingsUpdateVersionValue"><%- lang('settings.versionValue') %></span>
+                                <span id="settingsUpdateVersionValue">0.0.1-alpha.18</span>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>