diff --git a/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/mappings/CurrencyMappingFactory.java b/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/mappings/CurrencyMappingFactory.java
index 90a6eaa1..b70ab0d4 100644
--- a/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/mappings/CurrencyMappingFactory.java
+++ b/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/mappings/CurrencyMappingFactory.java
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
 
 import org.onebusaway.csv_entities.schema.DecimalFieldMappingFactory;
 
-import java.util.Locale;
 
 public class CurrencyMappingFactory extends DecimalFieldMappingFactory {
     public CurrencyMappingFactory() {
         /**
-         * We override the default locale to en_US so that we always use "." as the
-         * decimal separator, even in locales that default to using "," insteaad.
+         * Java Decimal format converts this to 'up to 40 digits before decimal
+         * and exactly two digits after decimal.
+         *
+         * DecimalFieldMappingFactory ignores locale if not provided
+         *
          */
         super("#######################################.00", null);
     }