diff --git a/cake/libs/l10n.php b/cake/libs/l10n.php
index 6fa68b70bb1..0df50204a4a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/l10n.php
+++ b/cake/libs/l10n.php
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ function __setLanguage($language = null) {
 		if (Configure::read('Config.language') === null) {
 			Configure::write('Config.language', $this->lang);
 		}
-		Configure::write('App.encoding', $this->charset);
 
 		if ($language) {
 			return $language;