diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index c6dc79d59..5eeda868d 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -1180,10 +1180,6 @@ bool AudacityApp::OnInit()
       audacityPathList);
 #endif //AUDACITY_NAME
 
-   FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(wxString::Format(wxT("%s/locale"),
-      progPath),
-      audacityPathList);
-
    FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(wxString::Format(wxT("%s/share/locale"),
       wxT(INSTALL_PREFIX)),
       audacityPathList);