diff --git a/src/bin/fish.rs b/src/bin/fish.rs
index c0cb7b382..c0b9cb689 100644
--- a/src/bin/fish.rs
+++ b/src/bin/fish.rs
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ fn throwing_main() -> i32 {
         set_libc_locales(/*log_ok=*/ false)
     };
 
-    fish::wutil::gettext::initialize_gettext();
+    fish::localization::initialize_gettext();
 
     // Enable debug categories set in FISH_DEBUG.
     // This is in *addition* to the ones given via --debug.
diff --git a/src/builtins/disown.rs b/src/builtins/disown.rs
index 05513571b..b2ba5c699 100644
--- a/src/builtins/disown.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/disown.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use crate::io::IoStreams;
 use crate::parser::Parser;
 use crate::proc::{Job, add_disowned_job};
-use crate::{builtins::shared::HelpOnlyCmdOpts, wutil::wgettext_fmt};
+use crate::{builtins::shared::HelpOnlyCmdOpts, localization::wgettext_fmt};
 use fish_wchar::wstr;
 use libc::SIGCONT;
 
diff --git a/src/builtins/fish_indent.rs b/src/builtins/fish_indent.rs
index 11e8c115f..443958487 100644
--- a/src/builtins/fish_indent.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/fish_indent.rs
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ fn throwing_main() -> i32 {
     unsafe {
         set_libc_locales(/*log_ok=*/ false)
     };
-    crate::wutil::gettext::initialize_gettext();
+    crate::localization::initialize_gettext();
     env_init(None, true, false);
 
     // Only set these here so you can't set them via the builtin.
diff --git a/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs b/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs
index 892d0ad44..a435c3c39 100644
--- a/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ fn throwing_main() -> i32 {
     set_interactive_session(true);
     topic_monitor_init();
     threads::init();
-    crate::wutil::gettext::initialize_gettext();
+    crate::localization::initialize_gettext();
     env_init(None, true, false);
     reader_init(false);
     if let Some(features_var) = EnvStack::globals().get(L!("fish_features")) {
diff --git a/src/builtins/gettext.rs b/src/builtins/gettext.rs
index 6e73269e3..7279ad747 100644
--- a/src/builtins/gettext.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/gettext.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 pub fn gettext(_parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, argv: &mut [&wstr]) -> BuiltinResult {
     for arg in &argv[1..] {
         streams.out.append(
-            crate::wutil::LocalizableString::from_external_source((*arg).to_owned()).localize(),
+            crate::localization::LocalizableString::from_external_source((*arg).to_owned())
+                .localize(),
         );
     }
     Ok(SUCCESS)
diff --git a/src/builtins/jobs.rs b/src/builtins/jobs.rs
index 096a7217d..8366b182c 100644
--- a/src/builtins/jobs.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/jobs.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 use crate::common::{EscapeFlags, EscapeStringStyle, escape_string, timef};
 use crate::io::IoStreams;
 use crate::job_group::{JobId, MaybeJobId};
+use crate::localization::{wgettext, wgettext_fmt};
 use crate::parser::Parser;
 use crate::proc::{Job, clock_ticks_to_seconds, have_proc_stat, proc_get_jiffies};
 use crate::wgetopt::{ArgType, WGetopter, WOption, wopt};
-use crate::wutil::wgettext;
-use crate::wutil::{fish_wcstoi, wgettext_fmt};
+use crate::wutil::fish_wcstoi;
 use fish_wchar::{L, WExt, WString, wstr};
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
 
diff --git a/src/builtins/status.rs b/src/builtins/status.rs
index 2b4bd0df8..d3e7c0d99 100644
--- a/src/builtins/status.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/status.rs
@@ -496,12 +496,12 @@ pub fn status(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> B
                     return Err(STATUS_CMD_ERROR);
                 } else {
                     if args.is_empty() {
-                        streams.out.append(crate::wutil::gettext::status_language());
+                        streams.out.append(crate::localization::status_language());
                         return Ok(SUCCESS);
                     }
                     match args[0].to_string().as_str() {
                         "list-available" => {
-                            streams.out.append(crate::wutil::gettext::list_available_languages());
+                            streams.out.append(crate::localization::list_available_languages());
                             return Ok(SUCCESS);
                         },
                         "set" => {
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub fn status(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> B
                                 .iter()
                                 .map(|lang| lang.to_string())
                                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                            let lints = crate::wutil::gettext::update_from_status_language_builtin(&langs);
+                            let lints = crate::localization::update_from_status_language_builtin(&langs);
                             let formatted_lints = lints.display_all();
                             if !formatted_lints.is_empty() {
                                 streams.err.append(&formatted_lints);
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ pub fn status(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> B
                             return Ok(SUCCESS);
                         }
                         "unset" => {
-                            crate::wutil::gettext::unset_from_status_language_builtin(parser.vars());
+                            crate::localization::unset_from_status_language_builtin(parser.vars());
                             return Ok(SUCCESS);
                         }
                         invalid => {
diff --git a/src/builtins/string.rs b/src/builtins/string.rs
index 89f2b3c48..8dc2452ce 100644
--- a/src/builtins/string.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/string.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ fn from(_: crate::wutil::wcstoi::Error) -> Self {
 
 macro_rules! invalid_args {
     ($msg:expr, $name:expr, $arg:expr) => {
-        StringError::InvalidArgs(crate::wutil::wgettext_fmt!($msg, $name, $arg.unwrap()))
+        StringError::InvalidArgs(crate::localization::wgettext_fmt!(
+            $msg,
+            $name,
+            $arg.unwrap()
+        ))
     };
 }
 use invalid_args;
diff --git a/src/complete.rs b/src/complete.rs
index 52f53c73b..c41fc9923 100644
--- a/src/complete.rs
+++ b/src/complete.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
     ast::unescape_keyword,
     autoload::AutoloadResult,
     common::charptr2wcstring,
+    localization::{LocalizableString, localizable_string},
     reader::{get_quote, is_backslashed},
     util::wcsfilecmp,
     wcstringutil::{string_suffixes_string_case_insensitive, strip_executable_suffix},
-    wutil::{LocalizableString, localizable_string},
 };
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use fish_wchar::WExt;
diff --git a/src/env/environment.rs b/src/env/environment.rs
index 947309d53..bdcf5786d 100644
--- a/src/env/environment.rs
+++ b/src/env/environment.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use crate::flog::flog;
 use crate::global_safety::RelaxedAtomicBool;
 use crate::input::{FISH_BIND_MODE_VAR, init_input};
+use crate::localization::wgettext;
 use crate::nix::{geteuid, getpid};
 use crate::null_terminated_array::OwningNullTerminatedArray;
 use crate::path::{
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 use crate::termsize;
 use crate::universal_notifier::default_notifier;
 use crate::wcstringutil::join_strings;
-use crate::wutil::{fish_wcstol, wgetcwd, wgettext};
+use crate::wutil::{fish_wcstol, wgetcwd};
 
 use libc::{c_int, uid_t};
 use once_cell::sync::{Lazy, OnceCell};
diff --git a/src/env_dispatch.rs b/src/env_dispatch.rs
index c10df8142..b822e602c 100644
--- a/src/env_dispatch.rs
+++ b/src/env_dispatch.rs
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ fn init_locale(vars: &EnvStack) {
     invalidate_numeric_locale();
 
     #[cfg(feature = "localize-messages")]
-    crate::wutil::gettext::update_from_env(vars);
+    crate::localization::update_from_env(vars);
 }
 
 pub fn use_posix_spawn() -> bool {
diff --git a/src/history/history.rs b/src/history/history.rs
index 95bf92a23..77ee0b8e2 100644
--- a/src/history/history.rs
+++ b/src/history/history.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     fs::fsync,
     history::file::{HistoryFile, RawHistoryFile, append_history_item_to_buffer},
     io::IoStreams,
+    localization::wgettext_fmt,
     operation_context::{EXPANSION_LIMIT_BACKGROUND, OperationContext},
     parse_constants::{ParseTreeFlags, StatementDecoration},
     parse_util::{parse_util_detect_errors, parse_util_unescape_wildcards},
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
     util::find_subslice,
     wcstringutil::subsequence_in_string,
     wildcard::{ANY_STRING, wildcard_match},
-    wutil::{FileId, INVALID_FILE_ID, file_id_for_file, wgettext_fmt, wrealpath, wstat, wunlink},
+    wutil::{FileId, INVALID_FILE_ID, file_id_for_file, wrealpath, wstat, wunlink},
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index affad0031..a72f91d76 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 pub mod key;
 pub mod kill;
 pub mod locale;
+pub mod localization;
 pub mod nix;
 pub mod null_terminated_array;
 pub mod operation_context;
diff --git a/src/wutil/gettext.rs b/src/localization/mod.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/wutil/gettext.rs
rename to src/localization/mod.rs
index aef3ea823..814f600e9 100644
--- a/src/wutil/gettext.rs
+++ b/src/localization/mod.rs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
 #[cfg(feature = "gettext-extract")]
 macro_rules! localizable_string {
     ($string:literal) => {
-        $crate::wutil::gettext::LocalizableString::Static(widestring::utf32str!(
+        $crate::localization::LocalizableString::Static(widestring::utf32str!(
             fish_gettext_extraction::gettext_extract!($string)
         ))
     };
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ macro_rules! localizable_string {
 #[cfg(not(feature = "gettext-extract"))]
 macro_rules! localizable_string {
     ($string:literal) => {
-        $crate::wutil::gettext::LocalizableString::Static(widestring::utf32str!($string))
+        $crate::localization::LocalizableString::Static(widestring::utf32str!($string))
     };
 }
 pub use localizable_string;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ macro_rules! localizable_consts {
     ) => {
         $(
             $(#[$attr])*
-            $vis const $name: $crate::wutil::gettext::LocalizableString =
+            $vis const $name: $crate::localization::LocalizableString =
                 localizable_string!($string);
         )*
     };
@@ -385,8 +385,7 @@ macro_rules! wgettext_fmt {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::LocalizableString;
-    use crate::prelude::*;
+    use super::*;
     use crate::tests::prelude::*;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 0dcb86996..658bc8e1f 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-pub use crate::wutil::{
-    LocalizableString, eprintf, localizable_consts, localizable_string, sprintf, wgettext,
-    wgettext_fmt,
+pub use crate::localization::{
+    LocalizableString, localizable_consts, localizable_string, wgettext, wgettext_fmt,
 };
+pub use crate::wutil::{eprintf, sprintf};
 pub use fish_wchar::prelude::*;
diff --git a/src/tinyexpr.rs b/src/tinyexpr.rs
index 3bdc19a7d..fe2870cb7 100644
--- a/src/tinyexpr.rs
+++ b/src/tinyexpr.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     prelude::*,
-    wutil::{Error as wcstodError, wcstod::wcstod_underscores, wgettext},
+    wutil::{Error as wcstodError, wcstod::wcstod_underscores},
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
diff --git a/src/wutil/mod.rs b/src/wutil/mod.rs
index 2f8114eb6..b75e271e7 100644
--- a/src/wutil/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wutil/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pub mod dir_iter;
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod fileid;
-pub mod gettext;
 mod hex_float;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod printf;
@@ -15,9 +14,6 @@
 use crate::wcstringutil::{join_strings, wcs2bytes_callback};
 use errno::errno;
 use fish_wchar::{L, WExt, WString, wstr};
-pub use gettext::{
-    LocalizableString, localizable_consts, localizable_string, wgettext, wgettext_fmt,
-};
 use std::ffi::{CStr, OsStr};
 use std::fs::{self, canonicalize};
 use std::io::{self, Write};