diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_set_locale.fish b/share/functions/__fish_set_locale.fish
index 597e4a014..75c090597 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_set_locale.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_set_locale.fish
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 function __fish_set_locale
     set -l LOCALE_VARS
-    set -a LOCALE_VARS LANG LANGUAGE LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME LC_COLLATE
+    set -a LOCALE_VARS LANG LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME LC_COLLATE
     set -a LOCALE_VARS LC_MONETARY LC_MESSAGES LC_PAPER LC_NAME LC_ADDRESS
     set -a LOCALE_VARS LC_TELEPHONE LC_MEASUREMENT LC_IDENTIFICATION