diff --git a/shell/controlpanel/control.py b/shell/controlpanel/control.py
index d4a4f6e9..7db21ce6 100644
--- a/shell/controlpanel/control.py
+++ b/shell/controlpanel/control.py
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ def get_language():
         fd = open(path, 'w')
         default = 'en_US.UTF-8'
         fd.write('LANG="%s"\n'%default)
-        fd.write('XKB_LAYOUT="us(olpc)"\n')
         fd.close()
         return default