diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
index e3d5c48a4..1425b87b6 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
@@ -748,12 +748,7 @@ bool NppParameters::reloadStylers(TCHAR *stylePath)
 bool NppParameters::reloadLang()
 {
 	// use user path
-#ifdef UNICODE
 	generic_string nativeLangPath(_localizationSwitcher._nativeLangPath);
-#else
-	generic_string nativeLangPath(_userPath);
-	PathAppend(nativeLangPath, generic_string(TEXT("nativeLang.xml")));
-#endif
 
 	// if "nativeLang.xml" does not exist, use npp path
 	if (!PathFileExists(nativeLangPath.c_str()))
@@ -989,21 +984,21 @@ bool NppParameters::load()
 	//----------------------------------------------//
 
 	generic_string nativeLangPath;
-	
+	nativeLangPath = _userPath;
+	PathAppend(nativeLangPath, TEXT("nativeLang.xml"));
+
+	// LocalizationSwitcher should use always user path
+	_localizationSwitcher._nativeLangPath = nativeLangPath;
+
 	if (_startWithLocFileName != TEXT("")) // localization argument detected, use user wished localization
 	{
+		// overwrite nativeLangPath variable
 		nativeLangPath = _nppPath;
 		PathAppend(nativeLangPath, TEXT("localization\\"));
 		PathAppend(nativeLangPath, _startWithLocFileName);
 	}
 	else // use %appdata% location, or (if absence then) npp installed location
 	{
-		nativeLangPath = _userPath;
-		PathAppend(nativeLangPath, TEXT("nativeLang.xml"));
-
-		// LocalizationSwitcher should use always user path
-		_localizationSwitcher._nativeLangPath = nativeLangPath;
-
 		if (!PathFileExists(nativeLangPath.c_str()))
 		{
 			nativeLangPath = _nppPath;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
index 10e300405..c5635462a 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ BOOL CALLBACK BarsDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM)
 							{
 								case IDC_COMBO_LOCALIZATION :
 								{
-#ifdef UNICODE
 									LocalizationSwitcher & localizationSwitcher = pNppParam->getLocalizationSwitcher();
 									int index = ::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_COMBO_LOCALIZATION, CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
 									wchar_t langName[MAX_PATH];
@@ -498,7 +497,6 @@ BOOL CALLBACK BarsDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM)
 											::InvalidateRect(_hParent, NULL, TRUE);
 										}
 									}
-#endif
 								}
 								return TRUE;
 								default: