diff --git a/libs/ardour/region.cc b/libs/ardour/region.cc
index ac08aff7ee..9d82ff9395 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/region.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/region.cc
@@ -1258,7 +1258,6 @@ Region::state ()
 {
 	XMLNode *node = new XMLNode ("Region");
 	char buf2[64];
-	LocaleGuard lg;
 
 	/* custom version of 'add_properties (*node);'
 	 * skip values that have have dedicated save functions