diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pathlib2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pathlib2/default.nix
index c439b1b04cf9..5e5663c054af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pathlib2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pathlib2/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   six,
   pythonOlder,
   scandir ? null,
-  glibcLocales,
   typing,
 }:
 
@@ -25,11 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       scandir
       typing
     ];
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ glibcLocales ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
-  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "This module offers classes representing filesystem paths with semantics appropriate for different operating systems";