diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/captcha/plugins/incomplete.php b/phpBB/phpbb/captcha/plugins/incomplete.php
index 37301c45f5..ec3376c0a5 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/captcha/plugins/incomplete.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/captcha/plugins/incomplete.php
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ class incomplete extends captcha_abstract
 	 */
 	public function init($type)
 	{
-		$this->type = (int) $type;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ class incomplete extends captcha_abstract
 		$contact_link = phpbb_get_board_contact_link($this->config, $this->phpbb_root_path, $this->phpEx);
 
 		$this->template->assign_vars([
-			'CONFIRM_LANG'	=> $this->type != CONFIRM_POST ? 'CONFIRM_INCOMPLETE' : 'POST_CONFIRM_INCOMPLETE',
+			'CONFIRM_LANG'	=> 'CONFIRM_INCOMPLETE',
 			'CONTACT_LINK'	=> $contact_link,
 		]);
 
diff --git a/tests/captcha/incomplete_test.php b/tests/captcha/incomplete_test.php
index 88b6825fa9..c1da2b6c48 100644
--- a/tests/captcha/incomplete_test.php
+++ b/tests/captcha/incomplete_test.php
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ class phpbb_captcha_incomplete_test extends phpbb_test_case
 
 		$this->incomplete_captcha->init(CONFIRM_POST);
 		$this->assertSame('captcha_incomplete.html', $this->incomplete_captcha->get_template());
-		$this->assertEquals('POST_CONFIRM_INCOMPLETE', $this->assigned_vars['CONFIRM_LANG']);
+		$this->assertEquals('CONFIRM_INCOMPLETE', $this->assigned_vars['CONFIRM_LANG']);
 	}
 }