diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs
index 5e738371..7afe214a 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleAbout.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 
 using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _(string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
index c0b229dd..8655e1f9 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Xml;
 
-using Mono.Unix;
 using SparkleLib;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _ (string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
 
 
@@ -650,7 +649,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                                  change_set.MovedFrom.Count) - 1;
 
             if (changes_count > 0) {
-                string msg = Catalog.GetPluralString ("and {0} more", "and {0} more", changes_count);
+                string msg = "and {0} more";
                 message += " " + String.Format (msg, changes_count);
 
             } else if (changes_count < 0) {
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
index 7a0478f1..fe92455e 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Timers;
 
 using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
 using Notifications;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _ (string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs
index fed350a6..ae6de9c6 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 
-using Mono.Unix;
-using Mono.Unix.Native;
 using SparkleLib;
 using SparkleLib.Options;
 
@@ -39,19 +37,21 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _ (string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
         
 
         public static void Main (string [] args)
         {
             // Use translations
-            Catalog.Init (Defines.GETTEXT_PACKAGE, Defines.LOCALE_DIR);
+			if ((SparkleBackend.Platform == PlatformID.Unix ||
+				 SparkleBackend.Platform == PlatformID.MacOSX))
+				Mono.Unix.Catalog.Init (Defines.GETTEXT_PACKAGE, Defines.LOCALE_DIR);
 
             // Don't allow running as root on Linux or Mac
             if ((SparkleBackend.Platform == PlatformID.Unix ||
                  SparkleBackend.Platform == PlatformID.MacOSX) &&
-                new UnixUserInfo (UnixEnvironment.UserName).UserId == 0) {
+                new Mono.Unix.UnixUserInfo (Mono.Unix.UnixEnvironment.UserName).UserId == 0) {
 
                 Console.WriteLine (_("Sorry, you can't run SparkleShare with these permissions."));
                 Console.WriteLine (_("Things would go utterly wrong."));
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index d93246f1..060bea2c 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ using System.Timers;
 using AppIndicator;
 #endif
 using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
 using SparkleLib;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _ (string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs
index ed8a7015..e343aa21 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 
 using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
-using Mono.Unix.Native;
 using SparkleLib;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _(string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
index 9f510a20..c2392455 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Timers;
 
 using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
 using SparkleLib;
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 
         public SparkleWindow () : base ("")
         {
-            Title          = Catalog.GetString ("SparkleShare Setup");
+            Title          = "SparkleShare Setup";
             BorderWidth    = 0;
             IconName       = "folder-sparkleshare";
             Resizable      = false;
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs
index 3334d4ed..d78e369e 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleEventLog.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 
 using Gtk;
-using Mono.Unix;
 using SparkleLib;
 #if false
 using WebKit;
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         // Short alias for the translations
         public static string _ (string s)
         {
-            return Catalog.GetString (s);
+            return s;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleWinController.cs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleWinController.cs
index e4771c7e..dafe65df 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleWinController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleWinController.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 //   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 //   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-using Mono.Unix;
-using Mono.Unix.Native;
 using SparkleLib;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;