diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/code-editor/property-editor/property-editor-ui-code-editor.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/code-editor/property-editor/property-editor-ui-code-editor.element.ts
index cd4935822c..6a5cbc2b6b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/code-editor/property-editor/property-editor-ui-code-editor.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/code-editor/property-editor/property-editor-ui-code-editor.element.ts
@@ -38,20 +38,13 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUICodeEditorElement extends UmbLitElement implemen
 	public set config(config: UmbPropertyEditorConfigCollection | undefined) {
 		if (!config) return;
 
-		this._language = this.#getConfiguredLanguage(config);
+		this._language = config?.getValueByAlias<CodeEditorLanguage>('language') ?? this.#defaultLanguage;
 		this._height = Number(config?.getValueByAlias('height')) || 400;
 		this._lineNumbers = config?.getValueByAlias('lineNumbers') ?? false;
 		this._minimap = config?.getValueByAlias('minimap') ?? false;
 		this._wordWrap = config?.getValueByAlias('wordWrap') ?? false;
 	}
 
-	#getConfiguredLanguage(config: UmbPropertyEditorConfigCollection) {
-		const configuredLanguage = config?.getValueByAlias<CodeEditorLanguage>('language') ?? this.#defaultLanguage;
-		return Array.isArray(configuredLanguage)
-			? (configuredLanguage.length > 0 ? configuredLanguage[0] : this.#defaultLanguage)
-			: configuredLanguage;
-	}
-
 	#onChange(event: UmbInputEvent & { target: UmbCodeEditorElement }) {
 		if (!(event instanceof UmbInputEvent)) return;
 		this.value = event.target.code;