diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 4e14eb26c..d78a66390 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ msgstr "%ls: Konnte Heimordner nicht finden\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: Konnte Job '%d' nicht finden\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr "%ls: Konnte Ausführungsdatei-Pfad nicht finden: '%s'\n"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr "%ls: Meintest du `set %ls %ls`?"
@@ -426,10 +422,6 @@ msgstr "%ls: Ungültiger 'count'-Wert '%ls'\n"
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: Ungültiger 'end'-Wert '%ls'\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr "%ls: Ungültige Escapesequenz in Muster \"%ls\"\n"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: Ungültiger Escapestil '%ls'\n"
@@ -1193,10 +1185,6 @@ msgstr "Verlaufs-ID '%ls' ist kein gültiger Variablenname. Nutze `%ls`."
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr "Heimordner für %ls"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr "Ich scheine ein verwaister Prozess zu sein, also beende ich mich höflich. Meine PID ist %d."
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr "E/A auf asynchronem Dateideskriptor ist möglich"
 
diff --git a/po/en.po b/po/en.po
index 3fdbc5220..a0f4f6f47 100644
--- a/po/en.po
+++ b/po/en.po
@@ -347,10 +347,6 @@ msgstr "%ls: Could not find home directory\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr ""
@@ -424,10 +420,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1192,10 +1184,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr "Home for %ls"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 92ed3e061..7f0312ffc 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -448,10 +448,6 @@ msgstr "%ls : Dossier personnel introuvable\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr "%ls : Impossible de trouver la tâche '%d'\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr ""
@@ -525,10 +521,6 @@ msgstr "%ls : compte '%ls' invalide\n"
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr "%ls : Style d’échappement '%ls' invalide\n"
@@ -1293,10 +1285,6 @@ msgstr "L’ID de session d’historique '%ls' n’est pas un nom de variable va
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr "Il semblerait que je sois un processus orphelin, je m'arrête donc. Mon pid est %d."
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr "E/S sur un descripteur de fichier asynchrone possible"
 
diff --git a/po/pl.po b/po/pl.po
index 73daf5e69..4b9a0703e 100644
--- a/po/pl.po
+++ b/po/pl.po
@@ -343,10 +343,6 @@ msgstr "%ls: Nie można odnaleźć katalogu domowego\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr ""
@@ -420,10 +416,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1188,10 +1180,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr "Katalog domowy dla %ls"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/po/pt_BR.po b/po/pt_BR.po
index a2a6d61e9..ea56297d1 100644
--- a/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@ msgstr "%ls: Não foi possível encontrar o diretório home\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: Não foi possível encontrar a tarefa '%d'\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr ""
@@ -425,10 +421,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1193,10 +1185,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr "Diretório de usuário para %ls"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr "Pareço um processo órfão, então estou saindo educadamente. Meu pid é %d."
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr "E/S em descritor de arquivo assíncrono possível"
 
diff --git a/po/sv.po b/po/sv.po
index 63a97f03c..1b05720e9 100644
--- a/po/sv.po
+++ b/po/sv.po
@@ -344,10 +344,6 @@ msgstr "%ls: Kunde inte hitta hemkatalogen\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr ""
@@ -421,10 +417,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1189,10 +1181,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr "Läsning/skrivning på asynkron filidentifierare möjligt"
 
diff --git a/po/zh_CN.po b/po/zh_CN.po
index 17a6c2f79..8f5517d95 100644
--- a/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -341,10 +341,6 @@ msgstr "%ls:找不到home目录\n"
 msgid "%ls: Could not find job '%d'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: 找不到作业 '%d'\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n"
-msgstr "%ls: 无法获取可执行路径: '%s'\n"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Did you mean `set %ls %ls`?"
 msgstr "%ls: 您是否指`set %ls %ls`?"
@@ -418,10 +414,6 @@ msgstr "%s: 无效的计数值 '%s'\n"
 msgid "%ls: Invalid end value '%ls'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: 无效的end值 '%ls'\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n"
-msgstr "%ls: 模式字符串中包含不合法的转义字符 \"%ls\"\n"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%ls: Invalid escape style '%ls'\n"
 msgstr "%ls: 无效的转义格式 '%ls'\n"
@@ -1186,10 +1178,6 @@ msgstr "历史会话 ID '%ls' 不是有效的可变名称 . 切换回`%ls`."
 msgid "Home for %ls"
 msgstr "%ls 的 Home"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d."
-msgstr "检测到自身为孤立进程，优雅退出。进程 pid 为 %d."
-
 msgid "I/O on asynchronous file descriptor is possible"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/src/builtins/status.rs b/src/builtins/status.rs
index 71bf5b52c..5184c1203 100644
--- a/src/builtins/status.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/status.rs
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ pub fn status(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> B
                 STATUS_FISH_PATH => {
                     let path = get_executable_path("fish");
                     if path.is_empty() {
-                        streams.err.append(wgettext_fmt!(
+                        streams.err.append(sprintf!(
                             "%ls: Could not get executable path: '%s'\n",
                             cmd,
                             Errno::last().to_string()
diff --git a/src/builtins/string.rs b/src/builtins/string.rs
index 609c29d4b..e52df2884 100644
--- a/src/builtins/string.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/string.rs
@@ -195,9 +195,12 @@ fn print_error(&self, args: &[&wstr], streams: &mut IoStreams) {
             InvalidEscape(pattern) => {
                 string_error!(
                     streams,
-                    "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n",
-                    cmd,
-                    pattern
+                    "%ls",
+                    sprintf!(
+                        "%ls: Invalid escape sequence in pattern \"%ls\"\n",
+                        cmd,
+                        pattern
+                    )
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 4e0c39f8d..93d927835 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -4551,7 +4551,7 @@ fn acquire_tty_or_exit(shell_pgid: libc::pid_t) {
             if check_for_orphaned_process(loop_count, shell_pgid) {
                 // We're orphaned, so we just die. Another sad statistic.
                 let pid = getpid();
-                FLOG!(warning, wgettext_fmt!("I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d.", pid));
+                FLOG!(warning, sprintf!("I appear to be an orphaned process, so I am quitting politely. My pid is %d.", pid));
                 exit_without_destructors(1);
             }