diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/create-i18n.js b/packages/i18n/src/create-i18n.js
index 4d2105cd5a642..de1440c4ace56 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/create-i18n.js
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/create-i18n.js
@@ -154,16 +154,15 @@ export const createI18n = ( initialData, initialDomain, hooks ) => {
 	};
 
 	/** @type {GetFilterDomain} */
-	const getFilterDomain = ( domain ) => {
-		if ( typeof domain === 'undefined' ) {
-			return 'default';
-		}
-		return domain;
-	};
+	const getFilterDomain = ( domain = 'default' ) => domain;
 
 	/** @type {__} */
 	const __ = ( text, domain ) => {
 		let translation = dcnpgettext( domain, undefined, text );
+		if ( ! hooks ) {
+			return translation;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters text with its translation.
 		 *
@@ -171,9 +170,6 @@ export const createI18n = ( initialData, initialDomain, hooks ) => {
 		 * @param {string} text        Text to translate.
 		 * @param {string} domain      Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
 		 */
-		if ( typeof hooks === 'undefined' ) {
-			return translation;
-		}
 		translation = /** @type {string} */ (
 			/** @type {*} */ hooks.applyFilters(
 				'i18n.gettext',
@@ -195,6 +191,10 @@ export const createI18n = ( initialData, initialDomain, hooks ) => {
 	/** @type {_x} */
 	const _x = ( text, context, domain ) => {
 		let translation = dcnpgettext( domain, context, text );
+		if ( ! hooks ) {
+			return translation;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters text with its translation based on context information.
 		 *
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ export const createI18n = ( initialData, initialDomain, hooks ) => {
 		 * @param {string} context     Context information for the translators.
 		 * @param {string} domain      Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
 		 */
-		if ( typeof hooks === 'undefined' ) {
-			return translation;
-		}
 		translation = /** @type {string} */ (
 			/** @type {*} */ hooks.applyFilters(
 				'i18n.gettext_with_context',
@@ -235,9 +232,10 @@ export const createI18n = ( initialData, initialDomain, hooks ) => {
 			plural,
 			number
 		);
-		if ( typeof hooks === 'undefined' ) {
+		if ( ! hooks ) {
 			return translation;
 		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the singular or plural form of a string.
 		 *
@@ -278,9 +276,10 @@ export const createI18n = ( initialData, initialDomain, hooks ) => {
 			plural,
 			number
 		);
-		if ( typeof hooks === 'undefined' ) {
+		if ( ! hooks ) {
 			return translation;
 		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the singular or plural form of a string with gettext context.
 		 *