diff --git a/test/Reader/Entry/AtomStandaloneEntryTest.php b/test/Reader/Entry/AtomStandaloneEntryTest.php
index d87304d8..a05e95d3 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Entry/AtomStandaloneEntryTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Entry/AtomStandaloneEntryTest.php
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ class AtomStandaloneEntryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/AtomStandaloneEntry';
         $this->_options = Date\Date::setOptions();
         foreach($this->_options as $k=>$v) {
diff --git a/test/Reader/Entry/AtomTest.php b/test/Reader/Entry/AtomTest.php
index f190eb37..f7af17c6 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Entry/AtomTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Entry/AtomTest.php
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ class AtomTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/Atom';
         $this->_options = Date\Date::setOptions();
         foreach($this->_options as $k=>$v) {
diff --git a/test/Reader/Entry/CommonTest.php b/test/Reader/Entry/CommonTest.php
index f370190c..c621f635 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Entry/CommonTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Entry/CommonTest.php
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ class CommonTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/Common';
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Reader/Entry/RssTest.php b/test/Reader/Entry/RssTest.php
index bc2745a4..3457b686 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Entry/RssTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Entry/RssTest.php
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class RssTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/Rss';
         $this->_options = Date\Date::setOptions();
         foreach($this->_options as $k=>$v) {
@@ -1902,7 +1898,6 @@ public function testGetsDateModifiedFromRss20()
     public function testParsesCorrectDateIfMissingOffsetWhenSystemUsesUSLocale()
     {
         $locale = new \Zend\Locale\Locale('en_US');
-        \Zend\Registry::set('Zend_Locale', $locale);
         $feed = Reader\Reader::importString(
             file_get_contents($this->_feedSamplePath.'/datemodified/plain/rss20_en_US.xml')
         );
@@ -1910,7 +1905,6 @@ public function testParsesCorrectDateIfMissingOffsetWhenSystemUsesUSLocale()
         $fdate = $entry->getDateModified();
         $edate = new Date\Date;
         $edate->set('2010-01-04T02:14:00-0600', Date\Date::ISO_8601);
-        \Zend\Registry::getInstance()->offsetUnset('Zend_Locale');
         $this->assertTrue($edate->equals($fdate));
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Reader/Feed/AtomSourceTest.php b/test/Reader/Feed/AtomSourceTest.php
index c90f4111..486fb30b 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Feed/AtomSourceTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Feed/AtomSourceTest.php
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class AtomSourceTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/AtomSource';
         $this->_options = Date\Date::setOptions();
         foreach($this->_options as $k=>$v) {
diff --git a/test/Reader/Feed/AtomTest.php b/test/Reader/Feed/AtomTest.php
index 0d1b09ac..59247071 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Feed/AtomTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Feed/AtomTest.php
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class AtomTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/Atom';
         $this->_options = Date\Date::setOptions();
         foreach($this->_options as $k=>$v) {
diff --git a/test/Reader/Feed/CommonTest.php b/test/Reader/Feed/CommonTest.php
index e94b3373..f152ac22 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Feed/CommonTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Feed/CommonTest.php
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ class CommonTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/Common';
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Reader/Feed/RssTest.php b/test/Reader/Feed/RssTest.php
index d4ef6b96..34735890 100644
--- a/test/Reader/Feed/RssTest.php
+++ b/test/Reader/Feed/RssTest.php
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class RssTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function setup()
     {
         Reader\Reader::reset();
-        if (\Zend\Registry::isRegistered('Zend_Locale')) {
-            $registry = \Zend\Registry::getInstance();
-            unset($registry['Zend_Locale']);
-        }
         $this->_feedSamplePath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/_files/Rss';
         $this->_options = Date\Date::setOptions();
         foreach($this->_options as $k=>$v) {
@@ -2138,14 +2134,12 @@ public function testGetsDateModifiedFromRss20()
     public function testParsesCorrectDateIfMissingOffsetWhenSystemUsesUSLocale()
     {
         $locale = new \Zend\Locale\Locale('en_US');
-        \Zend\Registry::set('Zend_Locale', $locale);
         $feed = Reader\Reader::importString(
             file_get_contents($this->_feedSamplePath.'/datemodified/plain/rss20_en_US.xml')
         );
         $fdate = $feed->getDateModified();
         $edate = new Date\Date;
         $edate->set('2010-01-04T02:14:00-0600', Date\Date::ISO_8601);
-        \Zend\Registry::getInstance()->offsetUnset('Zend_Locale');
         $this->assertTrue($edate->equals($fdate));
     }