diff --git a/generic-database/input.tf b/generic-database/input.tf
index deb5272..efa889c 100644
--- a/generic-database/input.tf
+++ b/generic-database/input.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variable "collate" {
 }
 
 variable "ctype" {
-  default = "fr_FR.utf8"
+  default = "C"
 }
 
 variable "privileges" {
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index c662fb6..ff8be16 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ module "gitea" {
   source        = "./generic-database"
   database_name = "gitea_db"
   username      = "gitea"
-  collate       = "fr_FR.UTF-8"
-  ctype         = "fr_FR.UTF-8"
   privileges = ["CREATE", "CONNECT", "TEMPORARY"]
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +80,6 @@ module "keycloak" {
   source        = "./generic-database"
   database_name = "keycloak"
   username      = "keycloak"
-  collate       = "fr_FR.utf8"
-  ctype         = "fr_FR.utf8"
   privileges = ["CREATE", "CONNECT", "TEMPORARY"]
 }
 
@@ -91,8 +87,6 @@ module "nextcloud" {
   source        = "./generic-database"
   database_name = "nextcloud"
   username      = "nextcloud"
-  collate       = "fr_FR.utf8"
-  ctype         = "fr_FR.utf8"
   privileges = ["CREATE", "CONNECT", "TEMPORARY"]
 }