diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 1ced22ac..e6bd90eb 100644
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -4058,27 +4058,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             print 'Error message:', err
             os._exit(0)
 
-        try:
-            _encoding = QtGui.QApplication.UnicodeUTF8
-            def _translate(context, text): # A non-QT version of _translate is defined below.
-                return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text)
-        except Exception as err:
-            print 'Error:', err
-
         import bitmessageqt
         bitmessageqt.run()
     else:
-        def _translate(context, text): # A QT version of _translate is defined above. 
-            if '%' in text:
-                return translateClass(context, text.replace('%','',1))
-            else:
-                return text
         shared.printLock.acquire()
         print 'Running as a daemon. You can use Ctrl+C to exit.'
         shared.printLock.release()
         while True:
             time.sleep(20)
 
+def _translate(context, text):
+    return translateText(context, text)
+
 def translateText(context, text):
     if not shared.safeConfigGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'daemon'):
         try: