diff --git a/bin/gfeeds.in b/bin/gfeeds.in
index 26fc7c0..53c35a1 100755
--- a/bin/gfeeds.in
+++ b/bin/gfeeds.in
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 # they need locale
 # don't ask me, it's effin weird
 # I copied this from uberwriter
-locale.textdomain('gfeeds')
-locale.bindtextdomain('gfeeds', localedir)
 gettext.textdomain('gfeeds')
 gettext.bindtextdomain('gfeeds', localedir)