diff --git a/libs/pbd/MSVCpbd/pbd.vcproj b/libs/pbd/MSVCpbd/pbd.vcproj
index 4e3866d01b..72d525d0b7 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/MSVCpbd/pbd.vcproj
+++ b/libs/pbd/MSVCpbd/pbd.vcproj
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\localeguard.cc"
+				RelativePath="..\locale_guard.cc"
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\pbd\localeguard.h"
+				RelativePath="..\pbd\locale_guard.h"
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
diff --git a/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc b/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc
index b8493cf176..aa5a575521 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ using namespace PBD;
 std::string PBD::LocaleGuard::current;
 
 LocaleGuard::LocaleGuard (const char* str)
- : old(0)
+	: old(0)
 {
 	if (current != str) {
 		old = strdup (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
 		if (strcmp (old, str)) {
-			if (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, str))
-				current = str; 
+			if (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, str)) {
+				current = str;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -43,11 +44,11 @@ LocaleGuard::LocaleGuard (const char* str)
 LocaleGuard::~LocaleGuard ()
 {
 	if (old) {
-		if (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, old))
+		if (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, old)) {
 			current = old;
+		}
 
-		free ((char*)old);
+		free (old);
 	}
 }
 
-
diff --git a/libs/pbd/localeguard.cc b/libs/pbd/localeguard.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index edfaa8e7e8..0000000000
--- a/libs/pbd/localeguard.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include <cstring>
-#include <locale.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include "pbd/localeguard.h"
-
-// JE - added temporarily, to reduce the delay effects when calling
-// setlocale() recursively in a Windows GUI thread (we should think
-// about moving the caller(s) into a dedicated worker thread).
-std::string PBD::LocaleGuard::current;
-
-PBD::LocaleGuard::LocaleGuard (const char* str)
-	: old(0)
-{
-	if (current != str) {
-		old = strdup (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
-		if (strcmp (old, str)) {
-			if (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, str)) {
-				current = str;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-PBD::LocaleGuard::~LocaleGuard ()
-{
-	if (old) {
-		if (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, old)) {
-			current = old;
-		}
-
-		free (old);
-	}
-}
-
-
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/localeguard.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/localeguard.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 21ea5380fa..0000000000
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/localeguard.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Paul Davis 
-
-    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-*/
-
-#ifndef __pbd_localeguard_h__
-#define __pbd_localeguard_h__
-
-#include <string>
-
-namespace PBD {
-
-struct LIBPBD_API /* Added by JE - */ LocaleGuard {
-    LocaleGuard (const char*);
-    ~LocaleGuard ();
-    const char* old;
-
-	/* JE - temporary !!!! */static std::string current;
-};
-
-}; // namespace
-
-#endif /* __pbd_localeguard_h__ */