diff --git a/crates/arr-api/src/subtitles.rs b/crates/arr-api/src/subtitles.rs
index 7c24d3e..b7503af 100644
--- a/crates/arr-api/src/subtitles.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-api/src/subtitles.rs
@@ -1272,9 +1272,13 @@ async fn refresh_jellyfin(state: &AppState) {
     )
 )]
 pub async fn queue(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Result<Json<SubtitleQueue>, ApiError> {
+    // A language dropped from the wanted set (§15) is not a gap any more —
+    // its attempt row just has not been cleaned up yet. `missing_for` (#201)
+    // already applies this bound; the queue reads the same way.
+    let wanted: BTreeSet<String> = wanted_languages(&state).await?.into_iter().collect();
     Ok(Json(SubtitleQueue {
-        movies: movie_gaps(&state).await?,
-        series: series_gaps(&state).await?,
+        movies: movie_gaps(&state, &wanted).await?,
+        series: series_gaps(&state, &wanted).await?,
     }))
 }
 
@@ -1295,7 +1299,10 @@ fn attempt_reason(
     }
 }
 
-async fn movie_gaps(state: &AppState) -> Result<Vec<MovieSubtitleGaps>, ApiError> {
+async fn movie_gaps(
+    state: &AppState,
+    wanted: &BTreeSet<String>,
+) -> Result<Vec<MovieSubtitleGaps>, ApiError> {
     let database = pool(state)?;
     let mut out: Vec<MovieSubtitleGaps> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -1313,6 +1320,9 @@ async fn movie_gaps(state: &AppState) -> Result<Vec<MovieSubtitleGaps>, ApiError
     .fetch_all(database)
     .await?;
     for row in attempts {
+        if !wanted.contains(&row.language) {
+            continue;
+        }
         let (reason, detail) = attempt_reason(row.state, row.last_failure);
         push_movie_gap(
             &mut out,
@@ -1388,7 +1398,10 @@ fn push_movie_gap(
     });
 }
 
-async fn series_gaps(state: &AppState) -> Result<Vec<SeriesSubtitleGaps>, ApiError> {
+async fn series_gaps(
+    state: &AppState,
+    wanted: &BTreeSet<String>,
+) -> Result<Vec<SeriesSubtitleGaps>, ApiError> {
     let database = pool(state)?;
     let mut out: Vec<SeriesSubtitleGaps> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -1410,6 +1423,9 @@ async fn series_gaps(state: &AppState) -> Result<Vec<SeriesSubtitleGaps>, ApiErr
     .fetch_all(database)
     .await?;
     for row in attempts {
+        if !wanted.contains(&row.language) {
+            continue;
+        }
         let (reason, detail) = attempt_reason(row.state, row.last_failure);
         push_episode_gap(
             &mut out,
@@ -2710,6 +2726,29 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(body["series"].as_array().expect("series").is_empty());
     }
 
+    /// #202: an attempt row for a language no longer in the wanted set is
+    /// not a gap any more — `missing_for` (#201) already draws this line.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn subtitle_queue_drops_a_language_no_longer_wanted() {
+        let fixture = stub_application().await;
+        arr_db::subtitles::record_attempt(
+            &fixture.pool,
+            fixture.media_file_id,
+            "en",
+            arr_db::SubtitleState::Failed,
+            Some("429 from opensubtitles"),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("record failed attempt");
+        sqlx::query("UPDATE subtitle_settings SET wanted_languages = '[\"pt-PT\"]' WHERE id = 1")
+            .execute(&fixture.pool)
+            .await
+            .expect("narrow wanted set");
+
+        let body = queue(&fixture.base).await;
+        assert!(body["movies"].as_array().expect("movies").is_empty());
+    }
+
     /// #202: a movie's failed attempt surfaces with its language and detail.
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn subtitle_queue_lists_a_movie_gap() {