diff --git a/src/Mod/Image/ImageTools/_CommandImageScaling.py b/src/Mod/Image/ImageTools/_CommandImageScaling.py
index 5c93c89e13..bab3261808 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Image/ImageTools/_CommandImageScaling.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Image/ImageTools/_CommandImageScaling.py
@@ -45,14 +45,8 @@ if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
     except (Exception):
         def _fromUtf8(s):
             return s
-    try:
-        _encoding = QtGui.QApplication.UnicodeUTF8
-        def _translate(context, text, disambig):
-            return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text, disambig, _encoding)
-    except (AttributeError):
-        def _translate(context, text, disambig):
-            return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text, disambig)
 
+    translate = FreeCAD.Qt.translate
 
 # command class
 class _CommandImageScaling:
@@ -141,9 +135,9 @@ def cmdCreateImageScaling(name, trackers):
             self.dialog.show()
     
         def retranslateUi(self, Dialog):
-            Dialog.setWindowTitle(_translate("Dialog", "Scale image plane", None))
-            self.label.setText(_translate("Dialog", "Distance [mm]", None))
-            self.label1.setText(_translate("Dialog", "Select first point", None))
+            Dialog.setWindowTitle(translate("Dialog", "Scale image plane", None))
+            self.label.setText(translate("Dialog", "Distance [mm]", None))
+            self.label1.setText(translate("Dialog", "Select first point", None))
             
         def accept(self):
             sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
@@ -168,10 +162,10 @@ def cmdCreateImageScaling(name, trackers):
                 self.dialog.hide()
                 FreeCADGui.SendMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")
             except (ValueError, ZeroDivisionError):
-                self.label1.setText(_translate("Dialog", "<font color='red'>Enter distance</font>", None))
+                self.label1.setText("<font color='red'>" + translate("Dialog", "Enter distance", None) + "</font>")
                 return
             except (IndexError, AttributeError):
-                self.label1.setText(_translate("Dialog", "<font color='red'>Select ImagePlane</font>", None))
+                self.label1.setText("<font color='red'>" + translate("Dialog", "Select ImagePlane", None) + "</font>")
                 return
             
         def reject(self):
@@ -196,7 +190,7 @@ def cmdCreateImageScaling(name, trackers):
                 pos = event.getPosition()
                 point = self.view.getPoint(pos[0],pos[1])
                 self.stack.append(point)
-                self.label1.setText(_translate("Dialog", "Select second point", None))
+                self.label1.setText(translate("Dialog", "Select second point", None))
                 if len(self.stack)==1:
                     self.tracker.p1(point)
                 elif len(self.stack) == 2:
@@ -205,7 +199,7 @@ def cmdCreateImageScaling(name, trackers):
                     self.view.removeEventCallbackPivy(pvy.SoMouseButtonEvent.getClassTypeId(),self.callback)
                     self.view.removeEventCallbackPivy(pvy.SoLocation2Event.getClassTypeId(),self.callmouse)
                     self.buttonBox.button(QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Ok).setEnabled(True)
-                    self.label1.setText(_translate("Dialog", "Select Image Plane and type distance", None))
+                    self.label1.setText(translate("Dialog", "Select Image Plane and type distance", None))
     
     #Init        
     if FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None: