diff --git a/modules/access/vcdx/vcd.c b/modules/access/vcdx/vcd.c
index 76cd31b8a575bb8ec7060a8ec73d26ac3db0c53c..bc397bf0273709daf5ad1cd8735f0791feb44565 100644
--- a/modules/access/vcdx/vcd.c
+++ b/modules/access/vcdx/vcd.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int  E_(BlocksPerReadCallback) ( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_name,
  * Option help text
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-#define DEBUG_LONGTEXT N_( \
+#define DEBUG_LONGTEXT \
     "This integer when viewed in binary is a debugging mask\n" \
     "meta info         1\n" \
     "event info        2\n" \
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int  E_(BlocksPerReadCallback) ( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_name,
     "still    (400) 1024\n" \
     "vcdinfo  (800) 2048\n" )
 
-#define VCD_TITLE_FMT_LONGTEXT N_( \
+#define VCD_TITLE_FMT_LONGTEXT \
 "Format used in the GUI Playlist Title. Similar to the Unix date \n" \
 "Format specifiers that start with a percent sign. Specifiers are: \n" \
 "   %A : The album information\n" \
diff --git a/modules/access/vcdx/vcdplayer.c b/modules/access/vcdx/vcdplayer.c
index a60d610edb8ff055655fb875428268524b36a14c..fbeddad66abdf3d33e3668669c4dcdaac342b202 100644
--- a/modules/access/vcdx/vcdplayer.c
+++ b/modules/access/vcdx/vcdplayer.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ vcdplayer_get_item_size(access_t * p_access, vcdinfo_itemid_t itemid)
   case VCDINFO_ITEM_TYPE_NOTFOUND:
   case VCDINFO_ITEM_TYPE_SPAREID2:
   default:
-    LOG_ERR("%s %d", _("bad item type"), itemid.type);
+    LOG_ERR("%s %d", "bad item type", itemid.type);
     return 0;
   }
 }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ _vcdplayer_set_entry(access_t * p_access, unsigned int num)
   const unsigned int   i_entries = vcdinfo_get_num_entries(p_vcdinfo);
 
   if (num >= i_entries) {
-    LOG_ERR("%s %d", _("bad entry number"), num);
+    LOG_ERR("%s %d", "bad entry number", num);
     return;
   } else {
     vcdinfo_itemid_t itemid;
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ _vcdplayer_set_segment(access_t * p_access, unsigned int num)
   segnum_t       i_segs    = vcdinfo_get_num_segments(p_vcdinfo);
 
   if (num >= i_segs) {
-    LOG_ERR("%s %d", _("bad segment number"), num);
+    LOG_ERR("%s %d", "bad segment number", num);
     return;
   } else {
     vcdinfo_itemid_t itemid;
 
     if (VCDINFO_NULL_LSN==p_vcdplayer->i_lsn) {
       LOG_ERR("%s %d", 
-              _("Error in getting current segment number"), num);
+              "Error in getting current segment number", num);
       return;
     }
     
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ vcdplayer_play_single_item( access_t * p_access, vcdinfo_itemid_t itemid)
     }
     
   case VCDINFO_ITEM_TYPE_LID:
-    LOG_ERR("%s", _("Should have converted p_vcdplayer above"));
+    LOG_ERR("%s", "Should have converted p_vcdplayer above");
     return false;
     break;
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_filter/converter/a52tofloat32.c b/modules/audio_filter/converter/a52tofloat32.c
index 63e07193797fa960b4e00175877d7bdb88fc1c28..0816039b27e53201c65b046fad2a84a85ccf2a93 100644
--- a/modules/audio_filter/converter/a52tofloat32.c
+++ b/modules/audio_filter/converter/a52tofloat32.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct filter_sys_t
     "listening room.")
 
 vlc_module_begin();
-    set_shortname( _("A/52") );
+    set_shortname( "A/52" );
     set_description( _("ATSC A/52 (AC-3) audio decoder") );
     set_category( CAT_INPUT );
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_ACODEC );
diff --git a/modules/codec/svcdsub.c b/modules/codec/svcdsub.c
index 40186b1e5bbe78fb4df42b1ee5052257438091b4..8f68ad0af49f77586f8cf45035b6b1d956601568 100644
--- a/modules/codec/svcdsub.c
+++ b/modules/codec/svcdsub.c
@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ static int  DecoderOpen   ( vlc_object_t * );
 static int  PacketizerOpen( vlc_object_t * );
 static void DecoderClose  ( vlc_object_t * );
 
-#define DEBUG_TEXT N_( \
+#define DEBUG_TEXT \
      "If nonzero, this gives additional debug information." \
-     )
 
-#define DEBUG_LONGTEXT N_( \
+#define DEBUG_LONGTEXT \
     "This integer when viewed in binary is a debugging mask\n" \
     "calls                 1\n" \
-    "packet assembly info  2\n" )
+    "packet assembly info  2\n"
 
 vlc_module_begin();
     set_description( _("Philips OGT (SVCD subtitle) decoder") );
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/controls.m b/modules/gui/macosx/controls.m
index da8ba321699752cc967d17b33c3b695781143cd8..c321552aba6fbd8207295063dab48c52a4bbc9c2 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/controls.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/controls.m
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 
     aout_VolumeGet( p_intf, &i_volume );
 
-    o_text = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"Volume: %d", i_volume * 200 / AOUT_VOLUME_MAX];
+    o_text = [NSString stringWithFormat: _NS("Volume: %d"), i_volume * 200 / AOUT_VOLUME_MAX];
     [o_main setScrollField:o_text stopAfter:1000000];
     
     [o_volumeslider setFloatValue: (float)(i_volume / AOUT_VOLUME_STEP)];