diff --git a/UM/i18n.py b/UM/i18n.py
index 5ba7d5a2e..d31cccc15 100644
--- a/UM/i18n.py
+++ b/UM/i18n.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Uranium is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 
 import gettext
-import polib
-import os
 import struct  # Catching errors generated by gettext.
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, cast, TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -203,17 +201,6 @@ def _replaceTags(self, string: str) -> str:
 
         return output
 
-    def compile_po_to_mo(self, po_file_path, mo_file_path):
-        # Load the .po file
-        po = polib.pofile(po_file_path)
-
-        # Create or ensure the directory for the .mo file exists
-        mo_dir = os.path.dirname(mo_file_path)
-        os.makedirs(mo_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-        # Compile the .po file to .mo
-        po.save_as_mofile(mo_file_path)
-
     def _update(self) -> None:
         """Fill the catalogue by loading the translated texts from file (again)."""
 
@@ -228,19 +215,11 @@ def _update(self) -> None:
 
         # Ask gettext for all the translations in the .mo files.
         for path in Resources.getAllPathsForType(Resources.i18n):
-            name = cast(str, self.__name)
-            pofile = os.path.join(path, self.__language,  '%s.po' % name)
-            if os.path.exists(pofile):
-                mofile = os.path.join(path, self.__language, 'LC_MESSAGES', '%s.mo' % name)
-                if not os.path.exists(mofile):
-                    # create mo file
-                    self.compile_po_to_mo(pofile, mofile)
-
-                if gettext.find(name, path, languages = [self.__language]):
-                    try:
-                        self.__translation = gettext.translation(cast(str, self.__name), path, languages = [self.__language])
-                    except (EnvironmentError, struct.error, UnicodeDecodeError):
-                        Logger.warning("Corrupt or inaccessible translation file: {fname}".format(fname = self.__name))
+            if gettext.find(cast(str, self.__name), path, languages = [self.__language]):
+                try:
+                    self.__translation = gettext.translation(cast(str, self.__name), path, languages = [self.__language])
+                except (EnvironmentError, struct.error, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                    Logger.warning("Corrupt or inaccessible translation file: {fname}".format(fname = self.__name))
 
         self.__require_update = False
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dcc34aeef..b8d2aa6ca 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -249,5 +249,3 @@ typing-extensions==4.3.0 \
 colorama==0.4.5; \
     sys_platform=="win32" \
     --hash=sha256:854bf444933e37f5824ae7bfc1e98d5bce2ebe4160d46b5edf346a89358e99da
-polib==1.1.1; \
-    --hash=sha256:d3ee85e0c6788f789353416b1612c6c92d75fe6ccfac0029711974d6abd0f86d