diff --git a/maven-release-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/ReleaseEnvironment.java b/maven-release-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/ReleaseEnvironment.java
index 2614473da..df3ea3d9e 100644
--- a/maven-release-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/ReleaseEnvironment.java
+++ b/maven-release-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/ReleaseEnvironment.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 
@@ -68,12 +67,4 @@ public interface ReleaseEnvironment
      * @return a {@link java.io.File} object
      */
     File getJavaHome();
-
-    /**
-     * <p>getLocale.</p>
-     *
-     * @return the locale
-     * @since 2.4
-     */
-    Locale getLocale();
 }
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/DefaultReleaseEnvironment.java b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/DefaultReleaseEnvironment.java
index e26684450..b9a393f3a 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/DefaultReleaseEnvironment.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/env/DefaultReleaseEnvironment.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ public class DefaultReleaseEnvironment
 
     private String mavenExecutorId = DEFAULT_MAVEN_EXECUTOR_ID;
 
-    private Locale locale = Locale.ENGLISH;
-
     @Override
     public File getMavenHome()
     {
@@ -138,22 +135,4 @@ public DefaultReleaseEnvironment setLocalRepositoryDirectory( File localReposito
         this.localRepositoryDirectory = localRepositoryDirectory;
         return this;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public Locale getLocale()
-    {
-        return locale;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * <p>Setter for the field <code>locale</code>.</p>
-     *
-     * @param locale a {@link java.util.Locale} object
-     * @return a {@link org.apache.maven.shared.release.env.DefaultReleaseEnvironment} object
-     */
-    public DefaultReleaseEnvironment setLocale( Locale locale )
-    {
-        this.locale = locale;
-        return this;
-    }
 }