diff --git a/scripts/poky-env-internal b/scripts/poky-env-internal
index 06586ec56f..80b7a125df 100755
--- a/scripts/poky-env-internal
+++ b/scripts/poky-env-internal
@@ -55,6 +55,4 @@ unset BITBAKEDIR
 export BUILDDIR
 export PATH
 
-# Stop multi byte characters breaking the patcher stuff - This is for Redhat / Fedora people really
-export LANG=C
 export BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE="MACHINE DISTRO POKYMODE POKYLIBC http_proxy ftp_proxy https_proxy all_proxy ALL_PROXY no_proxy SSH_AGENT_PID SSH_AUTH_SOCK BB_SRCREV_POLICY SDKMACHINE BB_NUMBER_THREADS GIT_PROXY_COMMAND PSEUDO_DISABLED"