diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c925d348e..09ce26d47 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -676,28 +676,6 @@ if(BUILD_SERVER)
 	endif()
 endif(BUILD_SERVER)
 
-# Blacklisted locales that don't work.
-# see issue #4638
-set(GETTEXT_BLACKLISTED_LOCALES
-	ar
-	he
-	ky
-	ms_Arab
-	th
-)
-
-option(APPLY_LOCALE_BLACKLIST "Use a blacklist to avoid broken locales" TRUE)
-
-if (GETTEXTLIB_FOUND AND APPLY_LOCALE_BLACKLIST)
-	set(GETTEXT_USED_LOCALES "")
-	foreach(LOCALE ${GETTEXT_AVAILABLE_LOCALES})
-		if (NOT "${LOCALE}" IN_LIST GETTEXT_BLACKLISTED_LOCALES)
-			list(APPEND GETTEXT_USED_LOCALES ${LOCALE})
-		endif()
-	endforeach()
-	message(STATUS "Locale blacklist applied; Locales used: ${GETTEXT_USED_LOCALES}")
-endif()
-
 # Set some optimizations and tweaks
 
 include(CheckCSourceCompiles)