diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
index 39c73a83a..9433a3f3d 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
@@ -325,16 +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
-
-        if 'LC_MONETARY' in os.environ:
-            self.currency = os.environ['LC_MONETARY']
-        else:
-            self.currency = self.lang
-
     def _init_from_environment(self):
 
         def _check_locale(locale):
@@ -397,18 +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
-
-        loc = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_MONETARY)
-        if loc and loc[0]:
-            self.currency = '.'.join(loc)
-        else:
-            self.currency = self.lang
-
         # $LANGUAGE overrides $LANG, $LC_MESSAGES
         if "LANGUAGE" in os.environ:
             language = [x for x in [self.check_available_translations(l)
@@ -468,7 +446,7 @@ class GrampsLocale:
             else:
                 self._init_from_environment()
         else:
-            self.numeric = self.currency = self.calendar = self.collation = self.lang
+            self.calendar = self.collation = self.lang
 
         if not self.lang:
             self.lang = 'en_US.UTF-8'
@@ -570,7 +548,7 @@ class GrampsLocale:
         if not self.language and _first.language:
             self.language = _first.language
 
-        self.numeric = self.currency = 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 e93fc24cd..97732f56a 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ are the names of the controls in System Preferences; the names in the
 defaults system are AppleCollationOrder and AppleLocale,
 respectively.)
 
-The user can override the currency and calendar, and those values are
-appended to AppleLocale and parsed below. But Gramps makes no use of
-currency and sets the calendar in its own preferences, so they're
+The user can override the calendar, and thise value is appended to AppleLocale
+and parsed below. But Gramps sets the calendar in its own preferences, so it is
 ignored.
 
 Where the mismatch becomes a problem is in date and number
@@ -56,7 +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.
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
     def _mac_check_locale(locale_string):
         locale = None
         calendar = None
-        currency = None
         div = locale_string.strip().split("@")
         LOG.debug("Checking Locale %s", ' '.join(div))
         locale = glocale.check_available_translations(div[0])
@@ -158,10 +156,8 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
                 (name, value) = phrase.split("=")
                 if name == "calendar":
                     calendar = glocale.check_available_translations(value)
-                elif name == "currency":
-                    currency = value
 
-        return (locale, calendar, currency)
+        return (locale, calendar)
 
     def _mac_get_locale():
         """
@@ -214,7 +210,6 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
     _locale = None
     _failure = False
     glocale.calendar = None
-    glocale.currency = None
     try:
         locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
         _locale = locale.getlocale()
@@ -229,7 +224,7 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
 
     if not glocale.lang:
         LOG.debug("Setting from the environment didn't work out, checking defaults")
-        (glocale.lang, glocale.currency, glocale.calendar) = _mac_get_locale()
+        (glocale.lang, glocale.calendar) = _mac_get_locale()
 
     glocale.coll_qualifier = None
     glocale.collation = _mac_get_collation()
@@ -293,8 +288,3 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
             glocale.calendar = time
         else:
             glocale.calendar = glocale.lang[:5]
-
-    if not glocale.currency:
-        glocale.currency = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_MONETARY)[0] or glocale.lang
-
-    glocale.numeric = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC)[0] or glocale.lang
diff --git a/gramps/grampsapp.py b/gramps/grampsapp.py
index b9173c96e..4551bf13e 100644
--- a/gramps/grampsapp.py
+++ b/gramps/grampsapp.py
@@ -581,8 +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("Currency Locale: %s", glocale.currency)
-    LOG.debug("Number-format Locale: %s", glocale.numeric)
 
     if 'LANG' in os.environ:
         LOG.debug('Using LANG: %s' %