diff --git a/labscore/constants.js b/labscore/constants.js
index d462d4f..2d9cbd7 100644
--- a/labscore/constants.js
+++ b/labscore/constants.js
@@ -812,6 +812,10 @@ module.exports.TRANSLATE_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_LIST = Object.freeze([
   "zh-TW",
 ]) 
 
+module.exports.TRANSLATE_AUTOCOMPLETE_HIDDEN_LANGUAGES = Object.freeze([
+  "ja-Latn"
+])
+
 // hey if you're looking at this and are annoyed that a language
 // doesn't as expected work lmk on discord @bignutty and i'll add
 // it (within reason), same goes for flag emoji below
diff --git a/labscore/parameters/autocomplete/translateLanguage.js b/labscore/parameters/autocomplete/translateLanguage.js
index 2f98f68..42528b4 100644
--- a/labscore/parameters/autocomplete/translateLanguage.js
+++ b/labscore/parameters/autocomplete/translateLanguage.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES, TRANSLATE_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_LIST } = require("#constants");
+const { TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES, TRANSLATE_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_LIST, TRANSLATE_AUTOCOMPLETE_HIDDEN_LANGUAGES } = require("#constants");
 const { getLanguagesFromAny } = require("#utils/translate");
 
 module.exports = async (context)=>{
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module.exports = async (context)=>{
     choices = Object.assign([], TRANSLATE_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_LIST)
   }
 
+  choices = choices.filter((c)=>!TRANSLATE_AUTOCOMPLETE_HIDDEN_LANGUAGES.includes(c))
+  
   return context.respond({ choices: choices.splice(0, 20).map((l)=>({
     name: TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES[l],
     value: l