diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
index d4d24afef..f0a2418ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ LocalePage::LocalePage( Config* config, QWidget* parent )
     connect( m_formatsChangeButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &LocalePage::changeFormats );
 
     CALAMARES_RETRANSLATE_SLOT( &LocalePage::updateLocaleLabels )
+
+    m_regionCombo->setModel( m_config->regionModel() );
+    m_regionCombo->currentIndexChanged( m_regionCombo->currentIndex() );
+    updateGlobalStorage();
 }
 
 
@@ -136,19 +140,6 @@ LocalePage::updateLocaleLabels()
     m_formatsLabel->setText( labels.second );
 }
 
-void
-LocalePage::init( const QString& initialRegion, const QString& initialZone )
-{
-    using namespace CalamaresUtils::Locale;
-
-    m_regionCombo->setModel( m_config->regionModel() );
-    m_regionCombo->currentIndexChanged( m_regionCombo->currentIndex() );
-
-    m_config->setCurrentLocation( initialRegion, initialZone );
-
-    updateGlobalStorage();
-}
-
 std::pair< QString, QString >
 LocalePage::prettyLocaleStatus( const LocaleConfiguration& lc ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h
index c8312309e..3d4b1d03f 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public:
     explicit LocalePage( class Config* config, QWidget* parent = nullptr );
     virtual ~LocalePage();
 
-    void init( const QString& initialRegion, const QString& initialZone );
-
     QString prettyStatus() const;
 
     QMap< QString, QString > localesMap();
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
index 81162d843..e17c7b004 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ LocaleViewStep::setUpPage()
     {
         m_actualWidget = new LocalePage( m_config.get() );
     }
-    m_actualWidget->init( m_startingTimezone.first, m_startingTimezone.second );
+    m_config->setCurrentLocation( m_startingTimezone.first, m_startingTimezone.second );
     m_widget->layout()->addWidget( m_actualWidget );
 
     ensureSize( m_actualWidget->sizeHint() );