diff --git a/config2.h.in b/config2.h.in
index 707af844..5c04c130 100644
--- a/config2.h.in
+++ b/config2.h.in
@@ -512,9 +512,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `socket' library (-lsocket). */
 #mesondefine HAVE_LIBSOCKET
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <locale.h> header file. */
-#mesondefine HAVE_LOCALE_H
-
 /* Define if you have long long */
 #mesondefine HAVE_LONG_LONG
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b9cf5043..d6b7c4dc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ conf_data.set10('HAVE_NET_IF_H', compiler.has_header('net/if.h'))
 
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_STDINT_H', compiler.has_header('stdint.h'))
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_INTTYPES_H', compiler.has_header('inttypes.h'))
-conf_data.set10('HAVE_LOCALE_H', compiler.has_header('locale.h'))
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_PWD_H', compiler.has_header('pwd.h'))
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_TERMIOS_H', compiler.has_header('termios.h'))
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_POLL_H', compiler.has_header('poll.h'))
diff --git a/src/osdep/osdep.c b/src/osdep/osdep.c
index ddd0312d..b9093f61 100644
--- a/src/osdep/osdep.c
+++ b/src/osdep/osdep.c
@@ -51,13 +51,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LOCALE_H
-/* For the sake of SunOS, keep this away from files including
- * intl/gettext/libintl.h because <locale.h> includes system <libintl.h> which
- * either includes system gettext header or contains gettext function
- * declarations. */
 #include <locale.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_X11
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
@@ -862,9 +856,7 @@ get_input_handle(void)
 void
 init_osdep(void)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LOCALE_H
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-#endif
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osdep/win32/win32.c b/src/osdep/win32/win32.c
index 5ac33962..02b18340 100644
--- a/src/osdep/win32/win32.c
+++ b/src/osdep/win32/win32.c
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_LOCALE_H
 #include <locale.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "elinks.h"
 
@@ -45,9 +43,7 @@ init_osdep(void)
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_LOCALE_H
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDN
 	{
 		char buf[60];