diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 856a7f129..7fb0232f0 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ fn join_if_relative(parent_if_relative: &Path, path: String) -> PathBuf {
         overridable_path("BINDIR", |env_bindir| {
             join_if_relative(&prefix, env_bindir.unwrap_or("bin/".to_string()))
         });
-        overridable_path("LOCALEDIR", |env_localedir| {
-            join_if_relative(&datadir, env_localedir.unwrap_or("locale/".to_string()))
-        });
         overridable_path("DOCDIR", |env_docdir| {
             join_if_relative(&datadir, env_docdir.unwrap_or("doc/fish".to_string()))
         });