diff --git a/constants/item_data_constants.asm b/constants/item_data_constants.asm
index bd3471537..4f466d411 100644
--- a/constants/item_data_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/item_data_constants.asm
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ DEF MAIL_MSG_LENGTH    EQU $20
 DEF MAILBOX_CAPACITY   EQU 10
 DEF MAIL_STRUCT_LENGTH EQU $2f ; mailmsg struct
 
-; mail languages
-	const_def
-	const MAIL_LANG_ENGLISH
-	const MAIL_LANG_FRENCH
-	const MAIL_LANG_GERMAN
-	const MAIL_LANG_ITALIAN
-	const MAIL_LANG_SPANISH
-
 ; held item effects
 	const_def
 	const HELD_NONE
diff --git a/macros/ram.asm b/macros/ram.asm
index 17dac564d..c04ea9257 100644
--- a/macros/ram.asm
+++ b/macros/ram.asm
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ ENDM
 MACRO mailmsg
 \1Message::     ds MAIL_MSG_LENGTH
 \1MessageEnd::  db
-\1Author::      ds PLAYER_NAME_LENGTH
-\1Nationality:: dw
+\1Author::      ds NAME_LENGTH - 1
 \1AuthorID::    dw
 \1Species::     db
 \1Type::        db