diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
index 3ae16501c4..358f10f024 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -426,9 +426,11 @@ void CmdTechDrawView::activated(int iMsg)
             // If nothing was selected, then we offer to insert SVG or Images files.
             bool dontShowAgain = hGrp->GetBool("DontShowInsertFileMessage", false);
             if (!dontShowAgain) {
+                auto msgText = QObject::tr("If you want to insert a view from existing objects, please select them before invoking this tool. Without a selection, a file browser will open, to insert a SVG or image file.");
                 QMessageBox msgBox;
-                msgBox.setText(msgBox.tr("If you want to insert a view from existing objects, please select them before invoking this tool. Without a selection, a file browser will open, to insert a SVG or image file."));
-                QCheckBox dontShowCheckBox(msgBox.tr("Do not show this message again"), &msgBox);
+                msgBox.setText(msgText);
+                auto dontShowMsg = QObject::tr("Do not show this message again");
+                QCheckBox dontShowCheckBox(dontShowMsg, &msgBox);
                 msgBox.setCheckBox(&dontShowCheckBox);
                 QPushButton* okButton = msgBox.addButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
index 1ce02bac58..df0aec33ca 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ void TaskSectionView::setUiPrimary()
     //don't allow updates until a direction is picked
     ui->pbUpdateNow->setEnabled(false);
     ui->cbLiveUpdate->setEnabled(false);
-    QString msgLiteral =
-        QString::fromUtf8(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TaskSectionView", "No direction set"));
+    QString msgLiteral = QObject::tr("No direction set");
     ui->lPendingUpdates->setText(msgLiteral);
 }