1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index be1947ac02..a6e453ff7c 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -6623,11 +6623,10 @@ Perl_sv_vcatpvfn(pTHX_ SV *sv, const char *pat, STRLEN patlen, va_list *args, SV
 		*--eptr = '#';
 	    *--eptr = '%';
 
+	    /* No taint.  Otherwise we are in the strange
+	     * situaiton where printf() taints but print($float) doesn't.
+	     * --jhi */
 	    (void)sprintf(PL_efloatbuf, eptr, nv);
-#ifdef USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC
-	    if ((PL_hints & HINT_LOCALE) && maybe_tainted)
-		*maybe_tainted = TRUE;
-#endif
 
 	    eptr = PL_efloatbuf;
 	    elen = strlen(PL_efloatbuf);