diff --git a/tiramisu/i18n.py b/tiramisu/i18n.py
index a0cb0af..3bc6c17 100644
--- a/tiramisu/i18n.py
+++ b/tiramisu/i18n.py
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ if lc:
 languages += DEFAULT_LANG
 mo_location = LOCALE_DIR
 
-
-if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:  # pragma: optional cover
-    gettext.install(True, localedir=None)
-else:  # pragma: optional cover
-    gettext.install(True, localedir=None, unicode=1)
 gettext.find(APP_NAME, mo_location)
 gettext.textdomain(APP_NAME)
 gettext.bind_textdomain_codeset(APP_NAME, "UTF-8")