diff --git a/samples/internat/internat.cpp b/samples/internat/internat.cpp
index dd1fe4bbd8..7dc7240a22 100644
--- a/samples/internat/internat.cpp
+++ b/samples/internat/internat.cpp
@@ -190,13 +190,9 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
         }
     }
 
-    // normally this wouldn't be necessary as the catalog files would be found
-    // in the default locations, but under Windows then the program is not
-    // installed the catalogs are in the parent directory (because the binary
-    // is in a subdirectory of samples/internat) where we wouldn't find them by
-    // default
-    wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(wxT("."));
-    wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(wxT(".."));
+    // if the message catalogs are installed in non-default locations you can
+    // use this function to let wxLocale know about them
+    //  wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(wxT("message_catalogs_subdir"));
 
     // Initialize the catalogs we'll be using
     m_locale.AddCatalog(wxT("internat"));