diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index f14221b..262b5cb 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register(): void
     {
-        $this->app->singleton('translation.loader', fn() => new DatabaseTranslationLoader);
-
-        // TranslationServiceProvider is deferred and re-binds translation.loader
-        // when it resolves. We extend 'translator' to swap in our DB loader after
-        // the translator instance is created.
+        // TranslationServiceProvider is deferred and re-binds translation.loader when it
+        // resolves. We extend 'translator' to swap in our DB loader after the instance is
+        // created, then freeze it in the container so app('translation.loader') is consistent.
         $this->app->extend('translator', function ($translator, $app) {
             $loader = new DatabaseTranslationLoader;
-            // Keep the singleton up-to-date so app('translation.loader') returns ours.
             $app->instance('translation.loader', $loader);
             $prop = new \ReflectionProperty($translator, 'loader');
             $prop->setValue($translator, $loader);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Translation/TranslationServiceTest.php b/tests/Feature/Translation/TranslationServiceTest.php
index 125d1c3..376d5c1 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Translation/TranslationServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Translation/TranslationServiceTest.php
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;
 
 beforeEach(function () {
     Redis::del('lang:*:de:auth');
-    Redis::del('lang:de:auth');
     app('translator')->setLoaded([]);
 });
 
 afterEach(function () {
     app('translator')->setLoaded([]);
     Redis::del('lang:*:de:auth');
-    Redis::del('lang:de:auth');
 });
 
 it('loads translation from database via __()', function () {