diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index c89427442..7f8740af3 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from tests import setup_logging
 from tests import virtinstall, virtclone, virtxml
 from tests import utils
 
-os.environ["LANG"] = "en_US.UTF-8"
 os.environ["HOME"] = "/tmp"
 os.environ["DISPLAY"] = ":3.4"
 
diff --git a/tests/uitests/lib/_dogtailinit.py b/tests/uitests/lib/_dogtailinit.py
index 89edc355b..c387d4752 100644
--- a/tests/uitests/lib/_dogtailinit.py
+++ b/tests/uitests/lib/_dogtailinit.py
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ sys.excepthook = sys.__excepthook__
 # unittest.installHandler magic
 signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT))
 
-# Needed so labels are matched in english
-os.environ['LANG'] = 'en_US.UTF-8'
-
 os.environ.pop("VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE", None)
 
 if not dogtail.utils.isA11yEnabled():