diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
index 162bcb776..9433a3f3d 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
@@ -325,11 +325,6 @@ class GrampsLocale:
         else:
             self.calendar = self.lang
 
-        if 'LC_NUMERIC' in os.environ:
-            self.numeric = os.environ['LC_NUMERIC']
-        else:
-            self.numeric = self.lang
-
     def _init_from_environment(self):
 
         def _check_locale(locale):
@@ -392,12 +387,6 @@ class GrampsLocale:
         if HAVE_ICU and 'COLLATION' in os.environ:
             self.collation = os.environ['COLLATION']
 
-        loc = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC)
-        if loc and loc[0]:
-            self.numeric = '.'.join(loc)
-        else:
-            self.numeric = self.lang
-
         # $LANGUAGE overrides $LANG, $LC_MESSAGES
         if "LANGUAGE" in os.environ:
             language = [x for x in [self.check_available_translations(l)
@@ -457,7 +446,7 @@ class GrampsLocale:
             else:
                 self._init_from_environment()
         else:
-            self.numeric = self.calendar = self.collation = self.lang
+            self.calendar = self.collation = self.lang
 
         if not self.lang:
             self.lang = 'en_US.UTF-8'
@@ -559,7 +548,7 @@ class GrampsLocale:
         if not self.language and _first.language:
             self.language = _first.language
 
-        self.numeric = self.calendar = self.collation = self.lang
+        self.calendar = self.collation = self.lang
 
         self.rtl_locale = False
         if self.language[0] in _RTL_LOCALES:
diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
index 076682efa..97732f56a 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ formatting. POSIX specifies a locale for this, but ICU uses format
 strings, and there is no good way to map those strings into one of the
 available locales. Users who whan to specify particular ways of
 formatting different from their base locales will have to figure out
-the appropriate locale on their own and set LC_TIME and LC_NUMERIC
+the appropriate locale on their own and set LC_TIME
 appropriately. The "Formats" page on the Languages & Text
 (International in Leopard) System Preferences pane is a good way to
 quickly assess the formats in various locales.
@@ -288,5 +288,3 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
             glocale.calendar = time
         else:
             glocale.calendar = glocale.lang[:5]
-
-    glocale.numeric = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC)[0] or glocale.lang
diff --git a/gramps/grampsapp.py b/gramps/grampsapp.py
index cf957ec4f..4551bf13e 100644
--- a/gramps/grampsapp.py
+++ b/gramps/grampsapp.py
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ def run():
     LOG.debug("Translating Gramps to %s", glocale.language[0])
     LOG.debug("Collation Locale: %s", glocale.collation)
     LOG.debug("Date/Time Locale: %s", glocale.calendar)
-    LOG.debug("Number-format Locale: %s", glocale.numeric)
 
     if 'LANG' in os.environ:
         LOG.debug('Using LANG: %s' %