diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
index 5fe574c5a..29d0b60ca 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ class LmntTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
 
             sample_rate: Audio sample rate. If None, uses default.
             language: Language for synthesis. Defaults to English.
+
+                .. deprecated:: 0.0.106
+                    Use ``settings=LmntTTSService.Settings(language=...)`` instead.
+
             output_format: Audio output format. One of "pcm_s16le", "pcm_f32le",
                 "mp3", "ulaw", "webm". Defaults to "pcm_s16le".
             model: TTS model to use.
@@ -129,13 +133,16 @@ class LmntTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
         default_settings = self.Settings(
             model="aurora",
             voice=None,
-            language=language,
+            language=Language.EN,
         )
 
         # 2. Apply direct init arg overrides (deprecated)
         if voice_id is not None:
             self._warn_init_param_moved_to_settings("voice_id", "voice")
             default_settings.voice = voice_id
+        if language is not None:
+            self._warn_init_param_moved_to_settings("language", "language")
+            default_settings.language = language
         if model is not None:
             self._warn_init_param_moved_to_settings("model", "model")
             default_settings.model = model
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py
index 1c3feedb6..b164f8945 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class XTTSService(TTSService):
             base_url: Base URL of the XTTS streaming server.
             aiohttp_session: HTTP session for making requests to the server.
             language: Language for synthesis. Defaults to English.
+
+                .. deprecated:: 0.0.106
+                    Use ``settings=XTTSService.Settings(language=...)`` instead.
+
             sample_rate: Audio sample rate. If None, uses default.
             settings: Runtime-updatable settings. When provided alongside deprecated
                 parameters, ``settings`` values take precedence.
@@ -117,13 +121,16 @@ class XTTSService(TTSService):
         default_settings = self.Settings(
             model=None,
             voice=None,
-            language=language,
+            language=Language.EN,
         )
 
         # 2. Apply direct init arg overrides (deprecated)
         if voice_id is not None:
             self._warn_init_param_moved_to_settings("voice_id", "voice")
             default_settings.voice = voice_id
+        if language is not None:
+            self._warn_init_param_moved_to_settings("language", "language")
+            default_settings.language = language
 
         # 3. (No step 3, as there's no params object to apply)