diff --git a/tests/reg-tests-1e.R b/tests/reg-tests-1e.R
index 0837f71222..4015270ce6 100644
--- a/tests/reg-tests-1e.R
+++ b/tests/reg-tests-1e.R
@@ -1477,8 +1477,6 @@ if(attr(oL, "ok") && capabilities("NLS") && !is.na(.popath)
     ## reset {just in case}:
     Sys.setLanguage("en")
 }
-## reset {just in case}:
-Sys.setLanguage("en")
 
 
 ## print( ls.str() ) using '<missing>' also in non-English setup: