diff --git a/libs/ardour/diskstream.cc b/libs/ardour/diskstream.cc
index 566d3bc233..f5f62996d3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/diskstream.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/diskstream.cc
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ XMLNode&
 Diskstream::get_state ()
 {
 	XMLNode* node = new XMLNode ("Diskstream");
-	LocaleGuard lg;
 
 	node->set_property ("flags", _flags);
 	node->set_property ("playlist", _playlist->name());