diff --git a/hwpfilter/source/fontmap.cxx b/hwpfilter/source/fontmap.cxx
index 52a0ed0e3991..259722ee791d 100644
--- a/hwpfilter/source/fontmap.cxx
+++ b/hwpfilter/source/fontmap.cxx
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <fontmap.hxx>
 
-// #i42367# prevent MS compiler from using system locale for parsing
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma setlocale("C")
-#endif
-
-
 struct FontEntry
 {
     const char *familyname;
diff --git a/hwpfilter/source/hwpreader.cxx b/hwpfilter/source/hwpreader.cxx
index 764f0957d09e..a39ff9452a9d 100644
--- a/hwpfilter/source/hwpreader.cxx
+++ b/hwpfilter/source/hwpreader.cxx
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <sal/types.h>
-// #i42367# prevent MS compiler from using system locale for parsing
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma setlocale("C")
-#endif
 
 // To be shorten source code by realking
 #define hconv(x)        hstr2ucsstr(x).c_str()