diff --git a/scripts/run-turn.lua b/scripts/run-turn.lua
index 46095f216..ebbc978f6 100644
--- a/scripts/run-turn.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-turn.lua
@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@ function callbacks(rules, name, ...)
 	end
 end
 
-local function change_locales(localechange)
-  for loc, flist in pairs(localechange) do
-    for index, name in pairs(flist) do
-      f = get_faction(atoi36(name))
-      if f ~= nil and f.locale ~= loc then
-        print("LOCALECHANGE ", f, f.locale, loc)
-        f.locale = loc
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 local function dbupdate()
   update_scores()
   dbname = config.dbname or 'eressea.db'
@@ -127,64 +115,65 @@ local function write_scores()
 end
 
 function process(rules, orders)
-  local confirmed_multis = { }
-  local suspected_multis = { }
+    local confirmed_multis = { }
+    local suspected_multis = { }
 
-  if open_game(get_turn())~=0 then
-    eressea.log.error("could not read game")
-    return -1
-  end
-  
-  callbacks(rules, 'init')
-  init_summary()
+    if open_game(get_turn())~=0 then
+        eressea.log.error("could not read game")
+        return -1
+    end
 
-  -- run the turn:
-  if read_orders(orders) ~= 0 then
-    print("could not read " .. orders)
-    return -1
-  end
+    callbacks(rules, 'init')
+    init_summary()
 
-  plan_monsters()
+    -- run the turn:
+    if read_orders(orders) ~= 0 then
+        print("could not read " .. orders)
+        return -1
+    end
 
-  if nmr_check(config.maxnmrs or 80)~=0 then
-    return -1
-  end
+    plan_monsters()
 
-	process_orders()
-	callbacks(rules, 'update')
+    if nmr_check(config.maxnmrs or 80)~=0 then
+        return -1
+    end
 
-  local localechange = { de = { 'ii' } }
-  change_locales(localechange)
+    process_orders()
+    callbacks(rules, 'update')
 
-  write_files(config.locales)
+    write_files(config.locales)
 
-  file = '' .. get_turn() .. '.dat'
-  if eressea.write_game(file)~=0 then
-    eressea.log.error("could not write game")
-    return -1
-  end
-  return 0
+    file = '' .. get_turn() .. '.dat'
+    if eressea.write_game(file)~=0 then
+        eressea.log.error("could not write game")
+        return -1
+    end
+    return 0
 end
 
 function run_turn(rules)
-  local turn = get_turn()
-  if turn<0 then
-    turn = read_turn()
-    set_turn(turn)
-  end
+    local turn = get_turn()
+    if turn<0 then
+        turn = read_turn()
+        set_turn(turn)
+    end
 
-  orderfile = orderfile or config.basepath .. '/orders.' .. turn
-  eressea.log.debug("executing turn " .. get_turn() .. " with " .. orderfile .. " with rules=" .. config.rules)
-  local result = process(rules, orderfile)
-  if result==0 then
-    dbupdate()
-  end
-  return result
+    orderfile = orderfile or config.basepath .. '/orders.' .. turn
+    eressea.log.debug("executing turn " .. get_turn() .. " with " .. orderfile .. " with rules=" .. config.rules)
+    local result = process(rules, orderfile)
+    if result==0 then
+        dbupdate()
+    end
+    return result
 end
 
 function file_exists(name)
     local f=io.open(name,"r")
-    if f~=nil then io.close(f) return true else return false end
+    if not f then
+        return false
+    end
+    io.close(f)
+    return true
 end
 
 if file_exists('execute.lock') then