Index: Lib/calendar.py
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--- Lib/calendar.py	(revision 63918)
+++ Lib/calendar.py	(working copy)
@@ -514,15 +514,11 @@
             else:
                 names = day_abbr
             name = names[day]
-            if encoding is not None:
-                name = name.decode(encoding)
             return name[:width].center(width)
 
     def formatmonthname(self, theyear, themonth, width, withyear=True):
         with TimeEncoding(self.locale) as encoding:
             s = month_name[themonth]
-            if encoding is not None:
-                s = s.decode(encoding)
             if withyear:
                 s = "%s %r" % (s, theyear)
             return s.center(width)
@@ -544,15 +540,11 @@
     def formatweekday(self, day):
         with TimeEncoding(self.locale) as encoding:
             s = day_abbr[day]
-            if encoding is not None:
-                s = s.decode(encoding)
             return '<th class="%s">%s</th>' % (self.cssclasses[day], s)
 
     def formatmonthname(self, theyear, themonth, withyear=True):
         with TimeEncoding(self.locale) as encoding:
             s = month_name[themonth]
-            if encoding is not None:
-                s = s.decode(encoding)
             if withyear:
                 s = '%s %s' % (s, theyear)
             return '<tr><th colspan="7" class="month">%s</th></tr>' % s