diff --git a/states/locale/init.sls b/states/locale/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..783dc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/states/locale/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+#locale_present:
+#  locale.present:
+#    - name: {{ salt["pillar.get"]("locale")|default("en_US.UTF-8") }}
+#
+#locale_default:
+#  locale.system:
+#    - name: {{ salt["pillar.get"]("locale")|default("en_US.UTF-8") }}
+#    - require:
+#      - locale: locale_present
diff --git a/states/misc/init.sls b/states/misc/init.sls
index 7b87592..3a6deb6 100644
--- a/states/misc/init.sls
+++ b/states/misc/init.sls
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 ---
-us_locale:
-  locale.present:
-    - name: en_US.UTF-8
-
-default_locale:
-  locale.system:
-    - name: en_US.UTF-8
-    - require:
-      - locale: us_locale
-
 misc-public-dir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /home/public