--- locale.c.orig	2023-11-28 11:57:28.000000000 +0000
+++ locale.c	2024-04-12 11:06:26.236116452 +0000
@@ -5280,11 +5280,6 @@ Perl_init_i18nl10n(pTHX_ int printwarn)
     DEBUG_Lv(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "created C object %p\n",
                            PL_C_locale_obj));
 
-    /* Switch to using the POSIX 2008 interface now.  This would happen below
-     * anyway, but deferring it can lead to leaks of memory that would also get
-     * malloc'd in the interim */
-    uselocale(PL_C_locale_obj);
-
 #    ifdef USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC
 
     PL_underlying_numeric_obj = duplocale(PL_C_locale_obj);