diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentStatusChip.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentStatusChip.svelte
index e0cc1ec7..f3fc3de8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentStatusChip.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentStatusChip.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import {
+	formatDocumentStatus,
 	statusDotClass,
-	statusLabel,
 	type DocumentStatus
 } from '$lib/document/documentStatusLabel';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Props = {
 let { status }: Props = $props();
 
 const dotClass = $derived(statusDotClass(status));
-const label = $derived(statusLabel(status));
+const label = $derived(formatDocumentStatus(status));
 </script>
 
 <span
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.spec.ts
index 229260d2..056dc135 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { formatDocumentStatus, statusDotClass, statusLabel } from './documentStatusLabel';
+import { formatDocumentStatus, statusDotClass } from './documentStatusLabel';
 
 describe('formatDocumentStatus', () => {
 	it('maps PLACEHOLDER to correct label', () => {
@@ -48,25 +48,3 @@ describe('statusDotClass', () => {
 		expect(statusDotClass('ARCHIVED')).toBe('bg-emerald-600');
 	});
 });
-
-describe('statusLabel', () => {
-	it('PLACEHOLDER → "Platzhalter"', () => {
-		expect(statusLabel('PLACEHOLDER')).toBe('Platzhalter');
-	});
-
-	it('UPLOADED → "Hochgeladen"', () => {
-		expect(statusLabel('UPLOADED')).toBe('Hochgeladen');
-	});
-
-	it('TRANSCRIBED → "Transkribiert"', () => {
-		expect(statusLabel('TRANSCRIBED')).toBe('Transkribiert');
-	});
-
-	it('REVIEWED → "Geprüft"', () => {
-		expect(statusLabel('REVIEWED')).toBe('Geprüft');
-	});
-
-	it('ARCHIVED → "Archiviert"', () => {
-		expect(statusLabel('ARCHIVED')).toBe('Archiviert');
-	});
-});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.ts
index d84e4b48..67e4ff34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/documentStatusLabel.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,3 @@ export function statusDotClass(status: DocumentStatus): string {
 			return 'bg-emerald-600';
 	}
 }
-
-export function statusLabel(status: string): string {
-	return formatDocumentStatus(status);
-}