diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
index cee19e50d..46e58243d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ public class Translate
             bundleCountry = Locale.getDefault().getCountry();
         }
 
-        locale = new Locale( bundleLanguage, bundleCountry );
-
         if( bundleVariant == null )
         {
             Locale l = new Locale( bundleLanguage, bundleCountry );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
index cee19e50d..46e58243d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/i18n/Translate.java
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ public class Translate
             bundleCountry = Locale.getDefault().getCountry();
         }
 
-        locale = new Locale( bundleLanguage, bundleCountry );
-
         if( bundleVariant == null )
         {
             Locale l = new Locale( bundleLanguage, bundleCountry );