diff --git a/openerp/cli/server.py b/openerp/cli/server.py
index 7fb252f905f..fdde56bc912 100644
--- a/openerp/cli/server.py
+++ b/openerp/cli/server.py
@@ -218,12 +218,6 @@ def quit_on_signals():
         os.unlink(config['pidfile'])
     sys.exit(0)
 
-def configure_babel_localedata_path():
-    # Workaround: py2exe and babel.
-    if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
-        import babel
-        babel.localedata._dirname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), 'localedata')
-
 def main(args):
     os.environ["TZ"] = "UTC"
 
@@ -236,8 +230,6 @@ def main(args):
 
     config = openerp.tools.config
 
-    configure_babel_localedata_path()
-
     setup_signal_handlers()
 
     if config["test_file"]: