diff --git a/tests/test_gallery.py b/tests/test_gallery.py
index afc4d44..f152b4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_gallery.py
+++ b/tests/test_gallery.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import locale
 import logging
 import os
 import pytest
@@ -152,31 +151,21 @@ def test_video(settings, tmpdir):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("path,album", REF.items())
 def test_album(path, album, settings, tmpdir):
-    # store current locale
-    old_locale = locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL)
+    gal = Gallery(settings, ncpu=1)
+    a = Album(path, settings, album['subdirs'], album['medias'], gal)
 
-    # locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'fr_FR')
-    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'fr_FR.UTF-8')
-
-    try:
-        gal = Gallery(settings, ncpu=1)
-        a = Album(path, settings, album['subdirs'], album['medias'], gal)
-
-        assert a.title == album['title']
-        assert a.name == album['name']
-        assert a.subdirs == album['subdirs']
-        assert a.thumbnail == album['thumbnail']
-        if path == 'video':
-            assert list(a.images) == []
-            assert [m.filename for m in a.medias] == \
-                [album['medias'][0].replace('.ogv', '.webm')]
-        else:
-            assert list(a.videos) == []
-            assert [m.filename for m in a.medias] == album['medias']
-        assert len(a) == len(album['medias'])
-    finally:
-        # restore locale back
-        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, old_locale)
+    assert a.title == album['title']
+    assert a.name == album['name']
+    assert a.subdirs == album['subdirs']
+    assert a.thumbnail == album['thumbnail']
+    if path == 'video':
+        assert list(a.images) == []
+        assert [m.filename for m in a.medias] == \
+            [album['medias'][0].replace('.ogv', '.webm')]
+    else:
+        assert list(a.videos) == []
+        assert [m.filename for m in a.medias] == album['medias']
+    assert len(a) == len(album['medias'])
 
 
 def test_albums_sort(settings):