diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/main_window.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/main_window.py
index d8e4f1fccd746b60a80c4e09f9d3a303e6eb2858..6ce8226ab7bfae486cb77a983f5c2d903583f20c 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/main_window.py
+++ b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/main_window.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from briar_gtk.container import Container
 from briar_gtk.containers.private_chat import PrivateChatContainer
 from briar_gtk.define import APP, NOTIFICATION_CONTACT_ADDED
 from briar_gtk.define import NOTIFICATION_PRIVATE_MESSAGE
-from briar_gtk.utils import pgettext as _t
 from briar_gtk.widgets.about_dialog import AboutDialogWidget
 from briar_gtk.widgets.contact_row import ContactRowWidget
 
@@ -262,14 +261,14 @@ class MainWindowContainer(Container):
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     def _notify_contact_added(self, message):
         self._notify(
-            _t("Notification", "Contact added"),
+            _("Contact added"),  # context: "Notification"
             NOTIFICATION_CONTACT_ADDED
         )
 
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     def _notify_message_received(self, message):
         self._notify(
-            _t("Notification", "New private message"),
+            _("New private message"),  # context: "Notification"
             NOTIFICATION_PRIVATE_MESSAGE
         )
 
diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/utils.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 634beb15464a0d5c0631afd4f84635e656e6de19..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2020 Nico Alt
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-# License-Filename: LICENSE.md
-
-import gettext
-
-
-# pylint: disable=unused-argument
-def pgettext(context, message):
-    """
-    Backport of `gettext.pgettext` which is only available in Python 3.8+
-    """
-    return gettext.gettext(message)
diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/about_dialog.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/about_dialog.py
index b03ffffed3eaec98313d072d50c241d74fea1f92..aea1b204e8e7575f1aea47b4aaaee22a8d2639f4 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/about_dialog.py
+++ b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/about_dialog.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 import os
 
+from gettext import gettext as _
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 from briar_gtk.define import APP, RESOURCES_DIR
-from briar_gtk.utils import pgettext as _t
 
 
 class AboutDialogWidget():
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ class AboutDialogWidget():
         self._about_dialog.connect("response", self._on_about_response)
 
     def _add_code_section(self):
-        code_use_title = _t(
-            "Used in about dialog to credit other programs like GNOME Fractal",
+        code_use_title = _(
+            #  Context:
+            #  "Used in about dialog to credit "
+            #  "other programs like GNOME Fractal"
             "Using code by"
         )
         code_use_list = [
@@ -47,9 +49,10 @@ class AboutDialogWidget():
 
     # pylint: disable=line-too-long
     def _add_briar_section(self):
-        briar_functionality_title = _t(
-            "Used in about dialog to credit "
-            "Briar components like its REST API",
+        briar_functionality_title = _(
+            #  Context:
+            #  "Used in about dialog to credit Briar "
+            #  "components like its REST API"
             "Briar functionality by"
         )
         briar_functionality_list = [
diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py
index 878428c3a320ecd9beb764524a894ac284b66edf..b26e5539403def19eef6f62faa2f0d8d35a72703 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py
+++ b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from gettext import gettext as _
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
-from briar_gtk.utils import pgettext as _t
-
 
 class PrivateMessageWidget(Gtk.ListBoxRow):
 
@@ -24,9 +23,10 @@ class PrivateMessageWidget(Gtk.ListBoxRow):
         username = contact_name
         username_style_class = "username"
         if message["local"]:
-            username = _t(
-                "Used in message history to indicate that message is"
-                "by the user itself, not by its contact",
+            username = _(
+                #  Context:
+                #  "Used in message history to indicate that message is"
+                #  "by the user itself, not by its contact"
                 "Myself"
             )
             username_style_class = "username-self"