diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 74f68c9fc..4e1c2ddb7 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ bool CmdLineParser::ParseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 _settings->enforcedLang = Settings::C;
             else if (str == "c++")
                 _settings->enforcedLang = Settings::CPP;
-            else if (str == "c#")
-                _settings->enforcedLang = Settings::CSharp;
-            else if (str == "java")
-                _settings->enforcedLang = Settings::Java;
             else {
                 PrintMessage("cppcheck: Unknown language '" + str + "' enforced.");
                 return false;
@@ -791,7 +787,7 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp()
               "    -j <jobs>            Start [jobs] threads to do the checking simultaneously.\n"
               "    --language=<language>, -x <language>\n"
               "                         Forces cppcheck to check all files as the given\n"
-              "                         language. Valid values are: c, c++, java, c#\n"
+              "                         language. Valid values are: c, c++\n"
               "    --max-configs=<limit>\n"
               "                         Maximum number of configurations to check in a file\n"
               "                         before skipping it. Default is '12'. If used together\n"
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index 4ec6bd2b2..b13147f1d 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public:
     std::string addEnabled(const std::string &str);
 
     enum Language {
-        None, C, CPP, CSharp, Java
+        None, C, CPP
     };
 
     /** @brief Name of the language that is enforced. Empty per default. */
diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index 05fc18b2e..f43a6b5b9 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -410,20 +410,6 @@ private:
             ASSERT(parser.ParseFromArgs(3, argv));
             ASSERT_EQUALS(Settings::C, settings.enforcedLang);
         }
-        {
-            const char *argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--language=c#", "file.cpp"};
-            Settings settings;
-            CmdLineParser parser(&settings);
-            ASSERT(parser.ParseFromArgs(3, argv));
-            ASSERT_EQUALS(Settings::CSharp, settings.enforcedLang);
-        }
-        {
-            const char *argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--language=java", "file.cpp"};
-            Settings settings;
-            CmdLineParser parser(&settings);
-            ASSERT(parser.ParseFromArgs(3, argv));
-            ASSERT_EQUALS(Settings::Java, settings.enforcedLang);
-        }
         {
             const char *argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--language=unknwonLanguage", "file.cpp"};
             Settings settings;