1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/apt/package.py b/apt/package.py
index 491571c2..1307ca3e 100644
--- a/apt/package.py
+++ b/apt/package.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 #  USA
 """Functionality related to packages."""
-import gettext
 import httplib
 import os
 import sys
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import apt_pkg
 import apt.progress.text
+from apt_pkg import gettext as _
 from apt.deprecation import (function_deprecated_by, AttributeDeprecatedBy,
                              deprecated_args)
 
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ __all__ = ('BaseDependency', 'Dependency', 'Origin', 'Package', 'Record',
            'Version')
 
 
-def _(string):
-    """Return the translation of the string."""
-    return gettext.dgettext("python-apt", string)
-
-
 def _file_is_same(path, size, md5):
     """Return ``True`` if the file is the same."""
     if (os.path.exists(path) and os.path.getsize(path) == size and