diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js.coffee
index 0de799318..027ac498e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 App.Globalize =
 
   display_locale: (locale) ->
+    App.Globalize.enable_locale(locale)
     $(".js-globalize-locale-link").each ->
       if $(this).data("locale") == locale
         $(this).show()
@@ -27,7 +28,13 @@ App.Globalize =
     next = $(".js-globalize-locale-link:visible").first()
     App.Globalize.highlight_locale(next)
     App.Globalize.display_translations(next.data("locale"))
-    $("#delete_translations_" + locale).val(1)
+    App.Globalize.disable_locale(locale)
+
+  enable_locale: (locale) ->
+    $("#enabled_translations_" + locale).val(1)
+
+  disable_locale: (locale) ->
+    $("#enabled_translations_" + locale).val(0)
 
   initialize: ->
     $('.js-globalize-locale').on 'change', ->
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/site_customization/information_texts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/site_customization/information_texts_controller.rb
index 25594fc4a..5da7293c1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/site_customization/information_texts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/site_customization/information_texts_controller.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ class Admin::SiteCustomization::InformationTextsController < Admin::SiteCustomiz
     end
 
     def delete_translations
-      languages_to_delete = params[:delete_translations].select { |k, v| params[:delete_translations][k] == '1' }.keys
+      languages_to_delete = params[:enabled_translations].select { |_, v| v == '0' }
+                                                         .keys
       languages_to_delete.each do |locale|
         I18nContentTranslation.destroy_all(locale: locale)
       end
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb
index 21dab63f3..3e357a56d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/translatable.rb
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ module Translatable
 
   private
 
-    def translation_params(params)
-      resource_model
-        .globalize_attribute_names
-        .select { |k| params[k].present? ||
-                      resource_model.translated_locales.include?(get_locale_from_attribute(k)) }
+    # TODO change method interface to remove unnecessary argument
+    def translation_params(_)
+      enabled_translations.flat_map do |locale|
+        resource_model.translated_attribute_names.map do |attr_name|
+          resource_model.localized_attr_name_for(attr_name, locale)
+        end
+      end.tap { |x| Rails.logger.debug "permitted translation params:"; p x}
     end
 
+    # TODO change to resource
     def delete_translations
       locales = resource_model.translated_locales
-                              .select { |l| params.dig(:delete_translations, l) == "1" }
+                              .select { |l| params.dig(:enabled_translations, l) == "0" }
       locales.each do |l|
         Globalize.with_locale(l) do
           resource.translation.destroy
@@ -24,8 +27,9 @@ module Translatable
       end
     end
 
-    def get_locale_from_attribute(attribute_name)
-      locales = resource_model.globalize_locales
-      attribute_name.to_s.match(/(#{locales.join('|')})\Z/)&.captures&.first
+    def enabled_translations
+      params.fetch(:enabled_translations)
+            .select { |_, v| v == '1' }
+            .keys
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb b/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb
index fac263a1b..3dcd9520d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ module GlobalizeHelper
   end
 
   def css_to_display_translation?(resource, locale)
-    resource.translated_locales.include?(neutral_locale(locale)) || locale == I18n.locale ? "" : "display: none"
+    enable_locale?(resource, locale) ? "" : "display: none"
+  end
+
+  def enable_locale?(resource, locale)
+    resource.translated_locales.include?(neutral_locale(locale)) || locale == I18n.locale
   end
 
   def highlight_current?(locale)