diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 88a90ed2..a1100f3b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ byobu (5.92) unreleased; urgency=medium
 
   * usr/bin/byobu-launcher-install.in: LP: #1396959
     - silence warnings if byobu-launch doesn't exist (e.g., uninstalled it)
+  * usr/bin/byobu-config.in: LP: #1383669
+    - revert commit to LP: #1316050, which hardcoded LANG=C
+    - this should fix rendering of Japanese characters in the menu
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 07 Mar 2015 18:59:37 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-config.in b/usr/bin/byobu-config.in
index 9a6117f8..3895a0f1 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-config.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-config.in
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
 PKG="byobu"
 [ -z "${BYOBU_PREFIX}" ] && export BYOBU_PREFIX="@prefix@" || export BYOBU_PREFIX
 . "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/include/common"
-export LANG=C
 
 ${BYOBU_PYTHON} "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/include/config.py"