diff --git a/src/trezor/gettext.py b/src/trezor/gettext.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a955d12a
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+++ b/src/trezor/gettext.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def gettext(message):
+    return message
+
+_ = gettext