diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/forms.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/forms.py
index e68bef2..c7389b2 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/forms.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/forms.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django import forms
 from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm, UserChangeForm
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from lostplaces import widgets
 from lostplaces.models import Place, PlaceImage, Voucher, Explorer
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/abstract_models.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/abstract_models.py
index 28429ca..1d29967 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/abstract_models.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/abstract_models.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.db import models
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.core.validators import MaxValueValidator, MinValueValidator
 
 from taggit.managers import TaggableManager
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/external_links.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/external_links.py
index e8c42b8..3530a1d 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/external_links.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/external_links.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import models
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from lostplaces.models.place import PlaceAsset
 
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/models.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/models.py
index 286f540..8fe99a6 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/models.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/models.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from lostplaces.models.abstract_models import Expireable
 from lostplaces.models.place import Place
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/place.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/place.py
index 7bb5520..140fb9f 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/place.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/models/place.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.db.models.signals import post_delete, pre_save
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from lostplaces.models.abstract_models import Submittable, Taggable, Mapable, Expireable
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/test_place_views.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/test_place_views.py
index ba70250..de186d4 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/test_place_views.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/tests/views/test_place_views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 
 from lostplaces.models import Place
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/base_views.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/base_views.py
index bc8d8e4..6065a7f 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/base_views.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/base_views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
 
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, get_object_or_404
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy, reverse
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from lostplaces.models import Place
 from lostplaces.common import redirect_referer_or
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/explorer_views.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/explorer_views.py
index f35b9ee..4ad74c5 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/explorer_views.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/explorer_views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from django.views import View
 
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_image_views.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_image_views.py
index fcb82dd..54c7724 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_image_views.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_image_views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.views import View
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from lostplaces.views.base_views import PlaceAssetCreateView, PlaceAssetDeleteView
 from lostplaces.models import PlaceImage, Place
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_views.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_views.py
index f493ce5..a28a430 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_views.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/place_views.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.views.generic.detail import SingleObjectMixin
 
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
diff --git a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/views.py b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/views.py
index d0130b2..a2ead40 100644
--- a/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/views.py
+++ b/django_lostplaces/lostplaces/views/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.contrib import messages
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy, reverse
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
 from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from lostplaces.forms import SignupVoucherForm, TagSubmitForm
 from lostplaces.models import Place, PhotoAlbum