diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php
index 8c8b4096b..eeef9aedc 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ function twentyeleven_setup() {
 	 */
 	load_theme_textdomain( 'twentyeleven', get_template_directory() . '/languages' );
 
-	$locale = get_locale();
-	$locale_file = get_template_directory() . "/languages/$locale.php";
-	if ( is_readable( $locale_file ) )
-		require_once( $locale_file );
-
 	// This theme styles the visual editor with editor-style.css to match the theme style.
 	add_editor_style();