diff --git a/src/common/init.c b/src/common/init.c
index 5ac6abf6b..2da9f3027 100644
--- a/src/common/init.c
+++ b/src/common/init.c
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ void ffInitInstance(void)
     #else
         // Never use `setlocale(LC_ALL, "")`
         setlocale(LC_TIME, "");
-        #ifdef LC_MESSAGES
-            setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, "");
-        #endif
     #endif
 
     initState(&instance.state);
diff --git a/src/detection/locale/locale_linux.c b/src/detection/locale/locale_linux.c
index 4b5123059..34c1fb52f 100644
--- a/src/detection/locale/locale_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/locale/locale_linux.c
@@ -8,19 +8,9 @@ void ffDetectLocale(FFstrbuf* result)
     if(result->length > 0)
         return;
 
-    ffStrbufAppendS(result, getenv("LC_MESSAGES"));
-    if(result->length > 0)
-        return;
-
     ffStrbufAppendS(result, getenv("LANG"));
     if(result->length > 0)
         return;
 
-    #ifdef LC_MESSAGES
-    ffStrbufAppendS(result, setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, NULL));
-    if(result->length > 0)
-        return;
-    #endif
-
     ffStrbufAppendS(result, setlocale(LC_TIME, NULL));
 }