diff --git a/pyfpdb/WinamaxToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/WinamaxToFpdb.py
index ff644515..c2b23271 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/WinamaxToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/WinamaxToFpdb.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 ########################################################################
 
+import L10n
+_ = L10n.get_translation()
+
 import sys
 import exceptions
 
@@ -28,18 +31,6 @@ import Configuration
 from HandHistoryConverter import *
 from decimal import Decimal
 import time
-import locale
-
-lang=locale.getdefaultlocale()[0][0:2]
-if lang=="en":
-    def _(string): return string
-else:
-    import gettext
-    try:
-        trans = gettext.translation("fpdb", localedir="locale", languages=[lang])
-        trans.install()
-    except IOError:
-        def _(string): return string
 
 # Winamax HH Format