diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 3b00624..c5d1ca8 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ function drupal_environment_initialize() {
 
   // Set sane locale settings, to ensure consistent string, dates, times and
   // numbers handling.
-  setlocale(LC_ALL, 'C');
 }
 
 /**