diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__locale_system/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__locale_system/manifest
index e4286ef6..f7d75387 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__locale_system/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__locale_system/manifest
@@ -40,27 +40,13 @@ os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 case $os
 in
     debian)
-        os_version=$(cat "${__global}/explorer/os_version")
-        if expr "${os_version}" '>=' 4 >/dev/null
-        then
-            # Debian 4 (etch) and later
-            locale_conf="/etc/default/locale"
-        else
-            locale_conf="/etc/environment"
-        fi
+        locale_conf="/etc/default/locale"
         ;;
     devuan)
         locale_conf="/etc/default/locale"
         ;;
     ubuntu)
-        os_version=$(cat "${__global}/explorer/os_version")
-        if expr "${os_version}" '>=' 6.10 >/dev/null
-        then
-            # Ubuntu 6.10 (edgy) and later
-            locale_conf="/etc/default/locale"
-        else
-            locale_conf="/etc/environment"
-        fi
+        locale_conf="/etc/default/locale"
         ;;
     archlinux)
         locale_conf="/etc/locale.conf"