diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index a908502bd0..c398b47ed0 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1023,7 +1023,6 @@ Session::load_state (string snapshot_name)
 int
 Session::load_options (const XMLNode& node)
 {
-	LocaleGuard lg;
 	config.set_variables (node);
 	return 0;
 }