diff --git a/grub/grub_void.cfg.in b/grub/grub_void.cfg.in
index 2b63016..8f84fe5 100644
--- a/grub/grub_void.cfg.in
+++ b/grub/grub_void.cfg.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [ cpuid -l ]; then
         linux (${voidlive})/boot/vmlinuz \
 		root=live:CDLABEL=VOID_LIVE ro \
 		rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 loglevel=4 gpt add_efi_memmap \
-		vconsole.unicode=1 vconsole.keymap=@@KEYMAP@@ locale.LANG=@@LOCALE@@
+		vconsole.unicode=1 vconsole.keymap=@@KEYMAP@@
         initrd (${voidlive})/boot/initrd.lz
     }
 fi
diff --git a/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.in b/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.in
index ffb436d..86ff53a 100644
--- a/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.in
+++ b/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MENU COLOR sel          * #ffffffff #FF5255FF *
 LABEL linux
 MENU LABEL Boot Void GNU/Linux @@KERNVER@@ @@ARCH@@
 KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz
-APPEND initrd=/boot/initrd.lz root=live:CDLABEL=VOID_LIVE ro rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 loglevel=4 vconsole.unicode=1 vconsole.keymap=@@KEYMAP@@ locale.LANG=@@LOCALE@@
+APPEND initrd=/boot/initrd.lz root=live:CDLABEL=VOID_LIVE ro rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 loglevel=4 vconsole.unicode=1 vconsole.keymap=@@KEYMAP@@
 LABEL c
 MENU LABEL Boot first HD found by BIOS
 COM32 chain.c32