diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/Common/Main.py b/subprojects/gst-devtools/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/Common/Main.py
index e7f8552ce8..c57f5fa6fe 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/Common/Main.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/Common/Main.py
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ def _init_locale(gettext_domain=None):
         else:
             gettext.bindtextdomain(gettext_domain, Paths.locale_dir)
             gettext.textdomain(gettext_domain)
-            gettext.bind_textdomain_codeset(gettext_domain, "UTF-8")
 
 
 def _init_logging(level):