diff --git a/3.10/alpine3.14/Dockerfile b/3.10/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
index 01515ef89..6cfe50635 100644
--- a/3.10/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.10/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.14
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.10/alpine3.15/Dockerfile b/3.10/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
index 1d742b92e..299b1e599 100644
--- a/3.10/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.10/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.15
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.10/bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.10/bullseye/Dockerfile
index 8677eedca..aa76b43a1 100644
--- a/3.10/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.10/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:bullseye
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.10/buster/Dockerfile b/3.10/buster/Dockerfile
index d602e2c52..d402d8bc8 100644
--- a/3.10/buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.10/buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:buster
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.10/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.10/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
index b6edad98b..5fa60f16b 100644
--- a/3.10/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.10/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.10/slim-buster/Dockerfile b/3.10/slim-buster/Dockerfile
index f7ba6cd85..1f5dc322b 100644
--- a/3.10/slim-buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.10/slim-buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:buster-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.11-rc/alpine3.14/Dockerfile b/3.11-rc/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
index ba48cde6e..701ae2bb9 100644
--- a/3.11-rc/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.11-rc/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.14
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.11-rc/alpine3.15/Dockerfile b/3.11-rc/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
index 09eb8fd7a..e63a8a014 100644
--- a/3.11-rc/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.11-rc/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.15
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.11-rc/bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.11-rc/bullseye/Dockerfile
index d77378691..2016d04d8 100644
--- a/3.11-rc/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.11-rc/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:bullseye
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.11-rc/buster/Dockerfile b/3.11-rc/buster/Dockerfile
index 26aca6c8d..d1857b31e 100644
--- a/3.11-rc/buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.11-rc/buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:buster
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.11-rc/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.11-rc/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
index f3727f01d..071f55249 100644
--- a/3.11-rc/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.11-rc/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.11-rc/slim-buster/Dockerfile b/3.11-rc/slim-buster/Dockerfile
index ff1a4b923..2bd587093 100644
--- a/3.11-rc/slim-buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.11-rc/slim-buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:buster-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.7/alpine3.14/Dockerfile b/3.7/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
index 8ed2a66bd..3928f5d44 100644
--- a/3.7/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.7/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.14
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.7/alpine3.15/Dockerfile b/3.7/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
index 6b909087f..a5c431791 100644
--- a/3.7/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.7/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.15
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.7/bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.7/bullseye/Dockerfile
index 62c78d88d..99c3d92f6 100644
--- a/3.7/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.7/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:bullseye
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.7/buster/Dockerfile b/3.7/buster/Dockerfile
index e13d019ec..1d9009a4f 100644
--- a/3.7/buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.7/buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:buster
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.7/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.7/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
index def38217f..d9f1ed395 100644
--- a/3.7/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.7/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.7/slim-buster/Dockerfile b/3.7/slim-buster/Dockerfile
index 63a07bd70..840b07cf0 100644
--- a/3.7/slim-buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.7/slim-buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:buster-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.8/alpine3.14/Dockerfile b/3.8/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
index b8a033ef0..8cd0e1e5a 100644
--- a/3.8/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.14
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.8/alpine3.15/Dockerfile b/3.8/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
index 87e405a30..7f1fdc153 100644
--- a/3.8/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.15
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.8/bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.8/bullseye/Dockerfile
index f4055a299..91de2e4f8 100644
--- a/3.8/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:bullseye
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.8/buster/Dockerfile b/3.8/buster/Dockerfile
index 74caf6085..d27955ac6 100644
--- a/3.8/buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:buster
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.8/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.8/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
index 26aa0803b..beba07e0d 100644
--- a/3.8/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.8/slim-buster/Dockerfile b/3.8/slim-buster/Dockerfile
index 2bf74279f..add71d5cb 100644
--- a/3.8/slim-buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/slim-buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:buster-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.9/alpine3.14/Dockerfile b/3.9/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
index ff25c7d74..d989c73b6 100644
--- a/3.9/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.9/alpine3.14/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.14
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.9/alpine3.15/Dockerfile b/3.9/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
index fd96682b5..28322ad56 100644
--- a/3.9/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.9/alpine3.15/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.15
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/3.9/bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.9/bullseye/Dockerfile
index 9f277f527..7f43112d5 100644
--- a/3.9/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.9/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:bullseye
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.9/buster/Dockerfile b/3.9/buster/Dockerfile
index cd7252ce1..477a484bc 100644
--- a/3.9/buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.9/buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:buster
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.9/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile b/3.9/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
index 8604e34a6..b1b404552 100644
--- a/3.9/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.9/slim-bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/3.9/slim-buster/Dockerfile b/3.9/slim-buster/Dockerfile
index 7ff174c3d..b758ace5e 100644
--- a/3.9/slim-buster/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.9/slim-buster/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ FROM debian:buster-slim
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
 	apt-get update; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-linux.template b/Dockerfile-linux.template
index 632e86cde..5c8c0c742 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-linux.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-linux.template
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ FROM buildpack-deps:{{ env.variant }}
 # ensure local python is preferred over distribution python
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# http://bugs.python.org/issue19846
-# > At the moment, setting "LANG=C" on a Linux system *fundamentally breaks Python 3*, and that's not OK.
-ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-
 # runtime dependencies
 {{ if is_alpine then ( -}}
 RUN set -eux; \