diff --git a/test/test_Stl_Map.cpp b/test/test_Stl_Map.cpp
index b4870075..0dc76a04 100644
--- a/test/test_Stl_Map.cpp
+++ b/test/test_Stl_Map.cpp
@@ -433,8 +433,6 @@ namespace
 
 TESTCASE(AutoRegisterReturn)
 {
-  SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
-
   define_global_function("return_complex_map", &returnComplexMap);
 
   Module m = define_module("Testing");
diff --git a/test/test_Stl_Vector.cpp b/test/test_Stl_Vector.cpp
index 9ff3ab75..13457b13 100644
--- a/test/test_Stl_Vector.cpp
+++ b/test/test_Stl_Vector.cpp
@@ -550,11 +550,6 @@ TESTCASE(AutoRegisterReturn)
 
 TESTCASE(AutoRegisterParameter)
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  // Set console code page to UTF-8 so console known how to interpret string data
-  SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
-#endif
-
   define_global_function("pass_complex_vector", &passComplexVector);
 
   std::string code = u8R"(vector = Rice::Std::Vector≺complex≺double≻≻.new
diff --git a/test/test_Type.cpp b/test/test_Type.cpp
index b734f35e..27793640 100644
--- a/test/test_Type.cpp
+++ b/test/test_Type.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ namespace Outer
 
 SETUP(Type)
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  // Set console code page to UTF-8 so console known how to interpret string data
-  SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
-#endif
-
   embed_ruby();
 }