diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c
index eba4b25b8..4fd15a34a 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c
@@ -1298,14 +1298,14 @@ meta_input_device_native_class_init (MetaInputDeviceNativeClass *klass)
 
   obj_props[PROP_DEVICE_MATRIX] =
     g_param_spec_boxed ("device-matrix",
-			P_("Device input matrix"),
-			P_("Device input matrix"),
+			"Device input matrix",
+			"Device input matrix",
 			CAIRO_GOBJECT_TYPE_MATRIX,
 			CLUTTER_PARAM_READWRITE);
   obj_props[PROP_OUTPUT_ASPECT_RATIO] =
     g_param_spec_double ("output-aspect-ratio",
-                         P_("Output aspect ratio"),
-                         P_("Output aspect ratio"),
+                         "Output aspect ratio",
+                         "Output aspect ratio",
                          0, G_MAXDOUBLE, 0,
                          CLUTTER_PARAM_READWRITE);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-virtual-input-device-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-virtual-input-device-native.c
index 9ecc657c6..c45d75d79 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-virtual-input-device-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-virtual-input-device-native.c
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ meta_virtual_input_device_native_class_init (MetaVirtualInputDeviceNativeClass *
   virtual_input_device_class->notify_touch_up = meta_virtual_input_device_native_notify_touch_up;
 
   obj_props[PROP_SEAT] = g_param_spec_pointer ("seat",
-                                               P_("Seat"),
-                                               P_("Seat"),
+                                               "Seat",
+                                               "Seat",
                                                CLUTTER_PARAM_READWRITE |
                                                G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY);
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, PROP_LAST, obj_props);