diff --git a/server/routes/translations.js b/server/routes/translations.js
index a0e9b079a..301407c64 100644
--- a/server/routes/translations.js
+++ b/server/routes/translations.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ router.post('/translations/propose', handleErrorAsync(async (req, res) => {
         await req.db.get(SQL`INSERT INTO translations (id, locale, tKey, tValue, status, author_id) VALUES (
             ${ulid()}, ${global.config.locale},
             ${tKey}, ${JSON.stringify(req.body.changes[tKey])},
-            ${req.isGranted('translations') ? TRANSLATION_STATUS.APPROVED : TRANSLATION_STATUS.AWAITING}, ${req.user.id}
+            ${TRANSLATION_STATUS.AWAITING}, ${req.user.id}
         )`);
     }