diff --git a/tests/data/test1034 b/tests/data/test1034
index da70922c42..e2e04bd3d5 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1034
+++ b/tests/data/test1034
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 HTTP over proxy with malformatted IDN host name
diff --git a/tests/data/test1035 b/tests/data/test1035
index c3cf7de7f5..592a0369e6 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1035
+++ b/tests/data/test1035
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 HTTP over proxy with too long IDN host name
diff --git a/tests/data/test1448 b/tests/data/test1448
index 9f75a04302..b3a22c86ab 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1448
+++ b/tests/data/test1448
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 Redirect following to UTF-8 IDN host name
diff --git a/tests/data/test1560 b/tests/data/test1560
index e8334d5125..1d2c30d2d2 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1560
+++ b/tests/data/test1560
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ none
 </server>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <features>
 file
diff --git a/tests/data/test165 b/tests/data/test165
index ebd2e00550..22aac8916b 100644
--- a/tests/data/test165
+++ b/tests/data/test165
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 HTTP over proxy with IDN host name
diff --git a/tests/data/test2046 b/tests/data/test2046
index 53a9bfa045..7666277faa 100644
--- a/tests/data/test2046
+++ b/tests/data/test2046
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 Connection reuse with IDN host name
diff --git a/tests/data/test2047 b/tests/data/test2047
index 3e38bf67f8..c2fc55c1b4 100644
--- a/tests/data/test2047
+++ b/tests/data/test2047
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 Connection reuse with IDN host name over HTTP proxy
diff --git a/tests/data/test955 b/tests/data/test955
index 955212c8ab..e7d2cc9a17 100644
--- a/tests/data/test955
+++ b/tests/data/test955
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP without SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based sender (local part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test956 b/tests/data/test956
index 92f098c306..5d9a9f8936 100644
--- a/tests/data/test956
+++ b/tests/data/test956
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP without SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based recipient (local part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test957 b/tests/data/test957
index 70ed841fc6..8b3ebc8d47 100644
--- a/tests/data/test957
+++ b/tests/data/test957
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP VRFY without SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 recipient (local part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test958 b/tests/data/test958
index f5eb54f04e..15a23fb4c1 100644
--- a/tests/data/test958
+++ b/tests/data/test958
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP external VRFY without SMTPUTF8 - UTF-8 recipient (local part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test959 b/tests/data/test959
index 9708cdc6b6..ccaec904bf 100644
--- a/tests/data/test959
+++ b/tests/data/test959
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP without SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based sender (host part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test960 b/tests/data/test960
index 4b6a7b0713..966f1065e6 100644
--- a/tests/data/test960
+++ b/tests/data/test960
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP without SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based recipient (host part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test961 b/tests/data/test961
index 22a00d77d8..1be4b5b1ae 100644
--- a/tests/data/test961
+++ b/tests/data/test961
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP external VRFY without SMTPUTF8 - UTF-8 recipient (host part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test962 b/tests/data/test962
index 808c7cbb20..9d674d9410 100644
--- a/tests/data/test962
+++ b/tests/data/test962
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP without SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based sender (host part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test963 b/tests/data/test963
index a8e7807a4a..3845250b96 100644
--- a/tests/data/test963
+++ b/tests/data/test963
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP without SMTPUTF8 support (IDN) - UTF-8 recipient (host part only)
diff --git a/tests/data/test964 b/tests/data/test964
index 2492361a1c..b866def6c6 100644
--- a/tests/data/test964
+++ b/tests/data/test964
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP external VRFY without SMTPUTF8 (IDN) - UTF-8 recipient (host part)
diff --git a/tests/data/test965 b/tests/data/test965
index 78ac103215..4fe35cdb10 100644
--- a/tests/data/test965
+++ b/tests/data/test965
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP with SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based sender
diff --git a/tests/data/test966 b/tests/data/test966
index a74fe52b46..c08fff4086 100644
--- a/tests/data/test966
+++ b/tests/data/test966
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP with SMTPUTF8 support - UTF-8 based recipient
diff --git a/tests/data/test967 b/tests/data/test967
index 6525edebc8..92e109879b 100644
--- a/tests/data/test967
+++ b/tests/data/test967
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP external VRFY with SMTPUTF8 support
diff --git a/tests/data/test968 b/tests/data/test968
index d9673564a8..76c8bece1b 100644
--- a/tests/data/test968
+++ b/tests/data/test968
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ codeset-utf8
 </features>
 <setenv>
 PLACEHOLDER1
-LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+PLACEHOLDER2=1
 </setenv>
 <name>
 SMTP VRFY with SMTPUTF8 support