diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/__init__.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
index 1d3959abd3..f102481c3a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/home.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.exp_mode_button import ExperimentalModeButto
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.prime import PrimeWidget
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.setup import SetupWidget
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import tr, gui_app, FontWeight, DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight, DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
 
 HEADER_HEIGHT = 80
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class HomeLayout(Widget):
       highlight_color = rl.Color(255, 140, 40, 255) if self.current_state == HomeLayoutState.UPDATE else rl.Color(255, 102, 0, 255)
       rl.draw_rectangle_rounded(self.update_notif_rect, 0.3, 10, highlight_color)
 
-      text = tr("UPDATE")
+      text = "UPDATE"
       text_width = measure_text_cached(font, text, HEAD_BUTTON_FONT_SIZE).x
       text_x = self.update_notif_rect.x + (self.update_notif_rect.width - text_width) // 2
       text_y = self.update_notif_rect.y + (self.update_notif_rect.height - HEAD_BUTTON_FONT_SIZE) // 2
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.sh b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c37c7da879..0000000000
--- a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-BASEDIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-cd "$BASEDIR"
-pwd
-
-PY_FILES=$(git ls-files 'layouts/*.py' 'widgets/*.py')
-
-xgettext -L Python \
-  --keyword=tr \
-  --keyword=trn:1,2 \
-  --keyword=pgettext:1c,2 \
-  --from-code=UTF-8 \
-  --flag=tr:1:python-brace-format \
-  --flag=trn:1:python-brace-format --flag=trn:2:python-brace-format \
-  -o translations/app.pot \
-  $PY_FILES
-
-msginit \
-  -l es \
-  --no-translator \
-  --input translations/app.pot \
-  --output-file translations/app.po
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations_raylib.py b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations_raylib.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 963a1d07a5..0000000000
--- a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations_raylib.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import argparse
-import json
-import os
-
-from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
-
-UI_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "ui")
-TRANSLATIONS_DIR = os.path.join(UI_DIR, "translations")
-LANGUAGES_FILE = os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, "languages.json")
-
-
-def update_translations():
-  files = []
-  for root, _, filenames in os.walk(os.path.join(UI_DIR, "widgets")):
-    for filename in filenames:
-      if filename.endswith(".py"):
-        files.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
-
-  # Create main translation file
-  print(files)
-  cmd = ("xgettext -L Python --keyword=tr --keyword=trn:1,2 --keyword=pgettext:1c,2 --from-code=UTF-8 " +
-         "--flag=tr:1:python-brace-format --flag=trn:1:python-brace-format --flag=trn:2:python-brace-format " +
-         "-o translations/app.pot {}").format(" ".join(files))
-  print(cmd)
-
-  ret = os.system(cmd)
-  assert ret == 0
-
-  # Generate/update translation files for each language
-  with open(LANGUAGES_FILE) as f:
-    translation_files = json.load(f).values()
-
-  for file in translation_files:
-    name = file.replace("main_", "")
-    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, f"app_{name}.po")):
-      cmd = "msgmerge --update --backup=none --sort-output translations/app.pot translations/app_{}.po".format(name)
-      ret = os.system(cmd)
-      assert ret == 0
-    else:
-      cmd = "msginit -l es --no-translator --input translations/app.pot --output-file translations/app_{}.po".format(name)
-      ret = os.system(cmd)
-      assert ret == 0
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  update_translations()
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py
index 15cdaf7024..6b601f6dff 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/prime.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pyray as rl
 
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import tr, gui_app, FontWeight
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.wrap_text import wrap_text
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ class PrimeWidget(Widget):
     w = rect.width - 160
 
     # Title
-    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, y, w, 90), tr("Upgrade Now12345"), 75, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
+    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, y, w, 90), "Upgrade Now", 75, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
 
     # Description with wrapping
     desc_y = y + 140
     font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.LIGHT)
-    wrapped_text = "\n".join(wrap_text(font, tr("Become a comma prime member at connect.comma.ai"), 56, int(w)))
+    wrapped_text = "\n".join(wrap_text(font, "Become a comma prime member at connect.comma.ai", 56, int(w)))
     text_size = measure_text_cached(font, wrapped_text, 56)
     rl.draw_text_ex(font, wrapped_text, rl.Vector2(x, desc_y), 56, 0, rl.WHITE)
 
     # Features section
     features_y = desc_y + text_size.y + 50
-    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, features_y, w, 50), tr("PRIME FEATURES:"), 41, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
+    gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, features_y, w, 50), "PRIME FEATURES:", 41, font_weight=FontWeight.BOLD)
 
     # Feature list
-    features = [tr("Remote access"), tr("24/7 LTE connectivity"), tr("1 year of drive storage"), tr("Remote snapshots")]
+    features = ["Remote access", "24/7 LTE connectivity", "1 year of drive storage", "Remote snapshots"]
     for i, feature in enumerate(features):
       item_y = features_y + 80 + i * 65
       gui_label(rl.Rectangle(x, item_y, 50, 60), "✓", 50, color=rl.Color(70, 91, 234, 255))
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ class PrimeWidget(Widget):
     y = rect.y + 40
 
     font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.BOLD)
-    rl.draw_text_ex(font, tr("✓ SUBSCRIBED"), rl.Vector2(x, y), 41, 0, rl.Color(134, 255, 78, 255))
-    rl.draw_text_ex(font, tr("comma prime"), rl.Vector2(x, y + 61), 75, 0, rl.WHITE)
+    rl.draw_text_ex(font, "✓ SUBSCRIBED", rl.Vector2(x, y), 41, 0, rl.Color(134, 255, 78, 255))
+    rl.draw_text_ex(font, "comma prime", rl.Vector2(x, y + 61), 75, 0, rl.WHITE)
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py
index cbdaa79d76..35a7c4101c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/widgets/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import pyray as rl
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.lib.prime_state import PrimeType
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.widgets.pairing_dialog import PairingDialog
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import tr, gui_app, FontWeight
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.wrap_text import wrap_text
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.button import gui_button, ButtonStyle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class SetupWidget(Widget):
     y += 113  # 75 + 38 spacing
 
     # Description
-    desc = tr("Pair your device with comma connect (connect.comma.ai) and claim your comma prime offer.")
+    desc = "Pair your device with comma connect (connect.comma.ai) and claim your comma prime offer."
     light_font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.LIGHT)
     wrapped = wrap_text(light_font, desc, 50, int(w))
     for line in wrapped:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SetupWidget(Widget):
 
     # Title with fire emojis
     title_font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.MEDIUM)
-    title_text = tr('Firehose Mode1')
+    title_text = "Firehose Mode"
     rl.draw_text_ex(title_font, title_text, rl.Vector2(x, y), 64, 0, rl.WHITE)
     y += 64 + spacing
 
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/application.py b/system/ui/lib/application.py
index d1c49999f7..a2d3f3c2be 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/application.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/application.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class GuiApplication:
     self._window_close_requested = False
     self._trace_log_callback = None
     self._modal_overlay = ModalOverlay()
+    self._multilang = Multilang()
 
     self._mouse = MouseState(self._scale)
     self._mouse_events: list[MouseEvent] = []
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ class GuiApplication:
   def height(self):
     return self._height
 
+
   def _load_fonts(self):
     # Create a character set from our keyboard layouts
     from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.keyboard import KEYBOARD_LAYOUTS
@@ -404,7 +406,4 @@ class GuiApplication:
       os._exit(1)
 
 
-multilang = Multilang()
-tr = multilang.translate
-
 gui_app = GuiApplication(2160, 1080)
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/multilang.py b/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
index 58d125ca9c..234c06e50d 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ class Multilang:
     self._load_languages()
     self._hook_draw_text()
 
-  def translate(self, text: str) -> str:
-    if self._language not in self._translations:
-      return text
-    return self._translations[self._language].get(text, text)
-
   def _load_languages(self):
     self._language = Params().get("LanguageSetting")
 
@@ -26,6 +21,11 @@ class Multilang:
       if file.endswith(".ts"):
         pass
 
+  def _get_translated_text(self, text: str) -> str:
+    if self._language not in self._translations:
+      return text
+    return self._translations[self._language].get(text, text)
+
   def _hook_draw_text(self):
     # hook rl.draw_text* to get text for multilang
     # TODO: and measure text