diff --git a/backends/server/read.c b/backends/server/read.c
index fd0403cb..ece079c6 100644
--- a/backends/server/read.c
+++ b/backends/server/read.c
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ glibtop_read_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend,
     fprintf (stderr, "LIBRARY: read %d bytes.\n", ret);
 
     if (ret < 0)
-	glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("read %d bytes"), size);
+	glibtop_error_io_r (server, "read %d bytes", size);
 }
diff --git a/backends/server/read_data.c b/backends/server/read_data.c
index 2807ff17..5fa18b6a 100644
--- a/backends/server/read_data.c
+++ b/backends/server/read_data.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ glibtop_read_data_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend)
 		sizeof (size_t));
 
     if (ret < 0)
-	glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("read data size"));
+	glibtop_error_io_r (server, "read data size");
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     fprintf (stderr, "LIBRARY: really reading %d data bytes (ret = %d).\n", size, ret);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ glibtop_read_data_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend)
     ret = read (backend->_priv->input [0], ptr, size);
 
     if (ret < 0)
-	glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("read data %d bytes"));
+	glibtop_error_io_r (server, "read data %d bytes");
 
     return ptr;
 }
diff --git a/backends/server/write.c b/backends/server/write.c
index 653d5a55..f8127729 100644
--- a/backends/server/write.c
+++ b/backends/server/write.c
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ glibtop_write_i (glibtop *server, glibtop_backend *backend,
     ret = write (backend->_priv->output [1], buf, size);
 
     if (ret < 0)
-	glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("write %d bytes"), size);
+	glibtop_error_io_r (server, "write %d bytes", size);
 }
diff --git a/lib/lib.pl b/lib/lib.pl
index 0cf20b8e..5eb28e07 100755
--- a/lib/lib.pl
+++ b/lib/lib.pl
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ print "\tcase GLIBTOP_ERROR_METHOD_WARN_ONCE:";
 print "\t\t*required &= present;";
 print "\tcase GLIBTOP_ERROR_METHOD_WARN:";
 print "\t\tglibtop_warn_r (server,";
-print "\t\t\t\t_(\"glibtop_get_%s (): Client requested \"";
-print "\t\t\t\t  \"field mask %05lx, but only have %05lx.\"),";
+print "\t\t\t\t\"glibtop_get_%s (): Client requested \"";
+print "\t\t\t\t\"field mask %05lx, but only have %05lx.\",";
 print "\t\t\t\t feature, (unsigned long) old_required,";
 print "\t\t\t\t (unsigned long) present);";
 print "\t\tbreak;";
 print "\tcase GLIBTOP_ERROR_METHOD_ABORT:";
 print "\t\tglibtop_error_r (server,";
-print "\t\t\t\t _(\"glibtop_get_%s (): Client requested \"";
-print "\t\t\t\t  \"field mask %05lx, but only have %05lx.\"),";
+print "\t\t\t\t\"glibtop_get_%s (): Client requested \"";
+print "\t\t\t\t\"field mask %05lx, but only have %05lx.\",";
 print "\t\t\t\t feature, (unsigned long) old_required,";
 print "\t\t\t\t (unsigned long) present);";
 print "\t\tbreak;";