diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index 4fec75a4f..011bc8958 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -616,15 +616,11 @@ readorders(const char *filename)
 		switch (igetparam(b, lang)) {
 		case P_LOCALE:
 			s = getstrtoken();
-#define LOCALES
-#ifdef LOCALES
+#undef LOCALE_CHANGE
+#ifdef LOCALE_CHANGE
 			if (f && find_locale(s)) {
 				f->locale = find_locale(s);
 			}
-#else
-			if(strcmp(s, "de") == 0) {
-				f->locale = find_locale(s);
-			}
 #endif
 
 			b = getbuf(F);