diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index 277178466..e9117b1fd 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -150,22 +150,15 @@ class Core(
         self.register_introspection_functions()
 
         # Initialize gettext
-        if deluge.common.windows_check() or deluge.common.osx_check():
-            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-        else:
-            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
-            locale.bindtextdomain("deluge",
-                    pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                            "deluge", "i18n"))
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+        if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
+            locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+        if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
             locale.textdomain("deluge")
-
-        gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge",
-                    pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                            "deluge", "i18n"))
+        gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
         gettext.textdomain("deluge")
-        gettext.install("deluge",
-                    pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                            "deluge", "i18n"))
+        gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+
         # Setup signals
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._shutdown)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self._shutdown)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index ced07edb2..3b0c9cd8f 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -102,22 +102,14 @@ class GtkUI:
         gobject.threads_init()
 
         # Initialize gettext
-        if deluge.common.windows_check() or deluge.common.osx_check():
-            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-        else:
-            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
-            locale.bindtextdomain("deluge",
-                    pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                            "deluge", "i18n"))
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+        if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
+            locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+        if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
             locale.textdomain("deluge")
-
-        gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge",
-                    pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                            "deluge", "i18n"))
+        gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
         gettext.textdomain("deluge")
-        gettext.install("deluge",
-                    pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                            "deluge", "i18n"))
+        gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
 
         # Setup signals
         try: