diff --git a/app/components/layout/social_component.rb b/app/components/layout/social_component.rb
index 3dd944c0e..779b47cc2 100644
--- a/app/components/layout/social_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/layout/social_component.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ class Layout::SocialComponent < ApplicationComponent
     end
 
     def footer_content_block
-      content_block("footer", I18n.locale)
+      content_block("footer")
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/components/layout/top_links_component.rb b/app/components/layout/top_links_component.rb
index ad45468c5..7c5c17f88 100644
--- a/app/components/layout/top_links_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/layout/top_links_component.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ class Layout::TopLinksComponent < ApplicationComponent
   private
 
     def top_links_content_block
-      content_block("top_links", I18n.locale)
+      content_block("top_links")
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7f23d83b6..b14baa148 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     SiteCustomization::Image.image_path_for(filename) || filename
   end
 
-  def content_block(name, locale)
+  def content_block(name, locale = I18n.locale)
     SiteCustomization::ContentBlock.block_for(name, locale)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_subnavigation.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_subnavigation.html.erb
index 463122a8c..b8aa0fc84 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_subnavigation.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_subnavigation.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="small-12 medium-9 column">
   <ul>
-    <%= raw content_block("subnavigation_left", I18n.locale) %>
+    <%= raw content_block("subnavigation_left") %>
 
     <% if feature?(:debates) %>
       <li>
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@
       </li>
     <% end %>
 
-    <%= raw content_block("subnavigation_right", I18n.locale) %>
+    <%= raw content_block("subnavigation_right") %>
   </ul>
 </div>