diff --git a/official/copy_paste_metadata.lua b/official/copy_paste_metadata.lua
index ffd69c87..a76a464b 100644
--- a/official/copy_paste_metadata.lua
+++ b/official/copy_paste_metadata.lua
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ local publisher = ""
 local rights = ""
 local tags = {}
 
--- Tell gettext where to find the .mo file translating messages for a particular domain
-gettext.bindtextdomain("copy_paste_metadata",dt.configuration.config_dir.."/lua/locale/")
-
 local function _(msgid)
-    return gettext.dgettext("copy_paste_metadata", msgid)
+    return gettext.gettext(msgid)
 end
 
 local function copy(image)
diff --git a/tools/script_manager.lua b/tools/script_manager.lua
index e65cd204..0d3dabd3 100644
--- a/tools/script_manager.lua
+++ b/tools/script_manager.lua
@@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ local debug = require "darktable.debug"
 local gettext = dt.gettext
 
 
--- Tell gettext where to find the .mo file translating messages for a particular domain
-gettext.bindtextdomain("script_manager",dt.configuration.config_dir.."/lua/locale/")
-
 local function _(msgid)
-    return gettext.dgettext("script_manager", msgid)
+    return gettext.gettext(msgid)
 end
 
 -- api check