diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/Babel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/Babel/default.nix
index 97b35257820..ef86aedc527 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/Babel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/Babel/default.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pytz ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest freezegun glibcLocales ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest freezegun ];
 
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = http://babel.edgewall.org;
     description = "A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications";