diff --git a/app/apps/common/middleware/localization.py b/app/apps/common/middleware/localization.py
index 76c43ac..8ab99f5 100644
--- a/app/apps/common/middleware/localization.py
+++ b/app/apps/common/middleware/localization.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import zoneinfo
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import activate
 
-from apps.users.utils.user_settings import ensure_user_settings
-
 
 class LocalizationMiddleware:
     def __init__(self, get_response):
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ class LocalizationMiddleware:
     def __call__(self, request):
         tz = request.COOKIES.get("mytz")
         if request.user.is_authenticated:
-            user_settings = ensure_user_settings(request.user)
+            user_settings = request.user.settings
             user_language = user_settings.language
             user_timezone = user_settings.timezone
         else:
diff --git a/app/apps/users/views.py b/app/apps/users/views.py
index 71f63b4..8612033 100644
--- a/app/apps/users/views.py
+++ b/app/apps/users/views.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def toggle_amount_visibility(request):
 @only_htmx
 @login_required
 def update_settings(request):
-    user_settings, created = UserSettings.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user)
+    user_settings = request.user.settings
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = UserSettingsForm(request.POST, instance=user_settings)