diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index 3738e5b..3ac96f9 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ _spcd_step_wipe() {
 
 _SPCD_TXT_CHARSET="UTF-8"
 _SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_DEFAULT="C"
+_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH="en_US"
+_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH="fr_FR"
 
 _spcd_txt_pick() {
     case "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}" in
-    "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}") echo "${1}" ;;
-    "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH}") echo "${2}" ;;
+    "${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}") echo "${1}" ;;
+    "${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH}") echo "${2}" ;;
     *) ;;
     esac
 }
@@ -322,9 +324,6 @@ spcd_step_out() {
 # │ functions │ txt │
 # ╰───────────┴─────╯
 
-SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH="en_US"
-SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH="fr_FR"
-
 spcd_txt_get() {
     case "${1}" in
     "set") _spcd_txt_pick "Set" "Définir" ;;
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ spcd_step__environment_defaults_set() {
     [ -n "${SPCD_REF_STAGING}" ] || SPCD_REF_STAGING="dev"
 
     [ -n "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}" ] ||
-        SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE="${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}"
+        SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE="${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}"
 
     [ -n "${SPCD_URL_ALMA}" ] ||
         # /almalinux/$releasever/…
@@ -1159,38 +1158,6 @@ spcd_step__packages_verify_https() {
     fi
 }
 
-spcd_step__packages_install_locales() {
-    spcd_step "Install locales"
-    set -- \
-        "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}" \
-        "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH}"
-    case "${SPCD_PM}" in
-    "${SPCD_PM_APK}") spcd_install_package "musl-locales" ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_APT}")
-        unset spcd_step__pil__text
-        for spcd_step__pil__locale in "${@}"; do
-            spcd_step__pil__text="${spcd_step__pil__text}\
-${spcd_step__pil__locale}.${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET} ${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET}
-"
-        done
-        spcd_os_write "/etc/locale.gen" "${spcd_step__pil__text}"
-        spcd_install_package "locales"
-        ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_DNF}")
-        for spcd_step__pil__locale in "${@}"; do
-            spcd_step__pil__lang="$(
-                echo "${spcd_step__pil__locale}" | cut -d _ -f 1
-            )"
-            spcd_install_package "glibc-langpack-${spcd_step__pil__lang}"
-        done
-        ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_PACMAN}") spcd_install_package "glibc-locales" ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_ZYPPER}") spcd_install_package "glibc-locale" ;;
-    *) ;;
-    esac
-    spcd_txt_locale "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}"
-}
-
 spcd_step__packages_upgrade_system() {
     spcd_step "Upgrade system"
     case "${SPCD_PM}" in
@@ -1418,7 +1385,6 @@ spcd_main() {
     # packages
     spcd_step_in "Packages"
     spcd_step__packages_verify_https
-    spcd_step__packages_install_locales
     spcd_step__packages_update_catalog
     spcd_step__packages_upgrade_system
     spcd_step__packages_install_dos2unix