diff --git a/lib/misc.zsh b/lib/misc.zsh
index a8678b8ec..68c62cefa 100644
--- a/lib/misc.zsh
+++ b/lib/misc.zsh
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ setopt long_list_jobs
 ## pager
 export PAGER="less"
 export LESS="-R"
-
-export LC_CTYPE=$LANG