diff --git a/src/util/locale_utils.cc b/src/util/locale_utils.cc
index 11923ff..61254c8 100644
--- a/src/util/locale_utils.cc
+++ b/src/util/locale_utils.cc
@@ -86,10 +86,12 @@ const char *locale_charset( void )
 
 bool is_utf8_locale( void ) {
   /* Verify locale calls for UTF-8 */
+  /*
   if ( strcmp( locale_charset(), "UTF-8" ) != 0 &&
        strcmp( locale_charset(), "utf-8" ) != 0 ) {
     return 0;
   }
+  */
   return 1;
 }