diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/extend/ENV/super.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/extend/ENV/super.rb
index 456a985239..e58a10e577 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/extend/ENV/super.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/extend/ENV/super.rb
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ module Superenv
 
   def determine_cccfg
     s = +""
-    # Fix issue with sed barfing on unicode characters on Mountain Lion
-    s << "s"
     # Fix issue with >= Mountain Lion apr-1-config having broken paths
     s << "a"
     s.freeze
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/shims/mac/super/sed b/Library/Homebrew/shims/mac/super/sed
deleted file mode 100755
index 7b1313dac0..0000000000
--- a/Library/Homebrew/shims/mac/super/sed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [[ "$HOMEBREW_CCCFG" = *s* ]]
-then
-  # Fix issue with sed barfing on unicode characters on Mountain Lion
-  unset LC_ALL
-  export LC_CTYPE="C"
-fi
-exec /usr/bin/sed "$@"