diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
index 8799f4109fb..901f024864e 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "compiler/glsl_types.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
 #include "util/disk_cache.h"
-#include "util/strtod.h"
 #include "vk_format.h"
 #include "vk_util.h"
 
@@ -431,7 +430,6 @@ tu_CreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
       return vk_error(instance, result);
    }
 
-   _mesa_locale_init();
    glsl_type_singleton_init_or_ref();
 
    VG(VALGRIND_CREATE_MEMPOOL(instance, 0, false));
@@ -457,7 +455,6 @@ tu_DestroyInstance(VkInstance _instance,
    VG(VALGRIND_DESTROY_MEMPOOL(instance));
 
    glsl_type_singleton_decref();
-   _mesa_locale_fini();
 
    vk_debug_report_instance_destroy(&instance->debug_report_callbacks);