diff --git a/pym/calculate/lib/cl_template.py b/pym/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
index 44ac7ac..2e6b94a 100644
--- a/pym/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
+++ b/pym/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
@@ -5512,7 +5512,7 @@ gettext -d cl_template "$*"
                 self.setError(_("Failed to open the template") + _(": ") +
                               self.nameFileTemplate)
                 return [], False
-            self.textTemplate, ___ = try_decode_utf8(self.F_TEMPL.read())
+            self.textTemplate = self.F_TEMPL.read()
             self.closeTemplFile()
         objHeadNew = fileHeader(nameFileTemplate, self.textTemplate, False,
                                 templateFileType, objVar=self.objVar,