diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index 431328dc..fe9d5a28 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 const appSys = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
 
diff --git a/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js b/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js
index 869cdb14..9e303dad 100644
--- a/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js
+++ b/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 const { Gio, GLib, GObject, Gtk, Pango } = imports.gi;
 
 const ExtensionUtils = imports.misc.extensionUtils;
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 const SETTINGS_KEY = 'application-list';
 
diff --git a/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js b/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
index 6cc91b25..cc31e777 100644
--- a/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 const ShellMountOperation = imports.ui.shellMountOperation;
 
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 var MountMenuItem = GObject.registerClass(
 class MountMenuItem extends PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem {
diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/extension.js b/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
index 07a83f4b..3fe9d9fe 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 
 const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
-const N_ = x => x;
-
 const PlaceDisplay = Me.imports.placeDisplay;
 
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
+const N_ = x => x;
+
 const PLACE_ICON_SIZE = 16;
 
 var PlaceMenuItem = GObject.registerClass(
diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js b/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
index d2afc1ea..05b22804 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ const ExtensionUtils = imports.misc.extensionUtils;
 const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const ShellMountOperation = imports.ui.shellMountOperation;
 
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 const N_ = x => x;
 
 const BACKGROUND_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.background';
diff --git a/extensions/window-list/extension.js b/extensions/window-list/extension.js
index fe0cb217..56bb8296 100644
--- a/extensions/window-list/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/window-list/extension.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 const { WindowPicker, WindowPickerToggle } = Me.imports.windowPicker;
 const { WorkspaceIndicator } = Me.imports.workspaceIndicator;
 
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 const ICON_TEXTURE_SIZE = 24;
 const DND_ACTIVATE_TIMEOUT = 500;
diff --git a/extensions/window-list/prefs.js b/extensions/window-list/prefs.js
index 5f5079c1..0dbf7a6c 100644
--- a/extensions/window-list/prefs.js
+++ b/extensions/window-list/prefs.js
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 const { Gio, GLib, GObject, Gtk } = imports.gi;
 
 const ExtensionUtils = imports.misc.extensionUtils;
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 /** */
 function init() {
diff --git a/extensions/window-list/workspaceIndicator.js b/extensions/window-list/workspaceIndicator.js
index cdfe5b61..06646cc9 100644
--- a/extensions/window-list/workspaceIndicator.js
+++ b/extensions/window-list/workspaceIndicator.js
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 const TOOLTIP_OFFSET = 6;
 const TOOLTIP_ANIMATION_TIME = 150;
diff --git a/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js b/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js
index d8463daf..a2c95b6a 100644
--- a/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
-
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 
 const WORKSPACE_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences';
 const WORKSPACE_KEY = 'workspace-names';
diff --git a/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js b/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js
index e5c5500d..807ab7bb 100644
--- a/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js
+++ b/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 const { Gio, GLib, GObject, Gtk, Pango } = imports.gi;
 
 const ExtensionUtils = imports.misc.extensionUtils;
-const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 
-const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
-const _ = Gettext.gettext;
+const _ = ExtensionUtils.gettext;
 const N_ = e => e;
 
 const WORKSPACE_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences';