diff --git a/locale.c b/locale.c
index 507a54876ea8..d2436948b985 100644
--- a/locale.c
+++ b/locale.c
@@ -5659,14 +5659,6 @@ S_my_localeconv(pTHX_ const int item)
             continue;
         }
 
-        locale = (i == NUMERIC_STRING_OFFSET)
-                 ? numeric_locale
-                 : monetary_locale;
-
-        if (! is_locale_utf8(locale)) {
-            continue;   /* No string can be UTF-8 if the locale isn't */
-        }
-
         /* Examine each string */
         for (const lconv_offset_t *strp = strings[i]; strp->name; strp++) {
             const char * name = strp->name;
@@ -5680,7 +5672,7 @@ S_my_localeconv(pTHX_ const int item)
 
             /* Determine if the string should be marked as UTF-8. */
             if (UTF8NESS_YES == (get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(SvPVX(*value),
-                                                  LOCALE_IS_UTF8,
+                                                  LOCALE_UTF8NESS_UNKNOWN,
                                                   NULL,
                                                   (locale_category_index) 0)))
             {