diff --git a/devel/py-pyvisa/Makefile b/devel/py-pyvisa/Makefile
index 6244b440616d..a7f132d3c750 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyvisa/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pyvisa/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	pyvisa
 PORTVERSION=	1.11.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	PyVISA-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python VISA bindings for GPIB, RS232, TCPIP and USB instruments
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>=3.4.3:devel/py-setuptools_scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyvisa-py>=0:devel/py-pyvisa-py@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>=0:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.6+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
-USE_LOCALE=	en_US.UTF-8
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_REL} < 3700
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dataclasses>=0:devel/py-dataclasses@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .endif
 
 .if ${PYTHON_REL} < 3800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}importlib-metadata>=0:devel/py-importlib-metadata@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>