diff --git a/apps/launcher/main.cpp b/apps/launcher/main.cpp
index ba06861107..32fe8c93a7 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/main.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         QDir::setCurrent(dir.absolutePath());
 
-        // Support non-latin characters
-        QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
-
         Launcher::MainDialog mainWin;
 
         Launcher::FirstRunDialogResult result = mainWin.showFirstRunDialog();
diff --git a/apps/wizard/main.cpp b/apps/wizard/main.cpp
index e6a94118af..c861a4ac89 100644
--- a/apps/wizard/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/wizard/main.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QDir::setCurrent(dir.absolutePath());
 
-    // Support non-latin characters
-    QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
-
     Wizard::MainWizard wizard;
 
     wizard.show();