diff --git a/db/db.update.176.sql b/db/db.update.176.sql
index d849256..99c62e3 100644
--- a/db/db.update.176.sql
+++ b/db/db.update.176.sql
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ CREATE TABLE `locations` (
 `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
 `conferences_id` INT NOT NULL ,
 `name` VARCHAR( 128 ) NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM ;
-
-
+) ENGINE = MYISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;