diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-locale.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-locale.sh
index 90844ceec..86ca3aee4 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-locale.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-locale.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ _do_locale() {
     localectl set-locale "${_LOCALE}.UTF-8" &>/dev/null
     echo "${_LOCALE}.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen
     locale-gen &>/dev/null
-    export "LANG=${_LOCALE}.UTF-8"
     sleep 2
 }