diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php
index 1a83f9580657c76b14b3e5a988a526cb8960d42d..11c3213f59b086bcaae1bc4a13d68e73cf613e25 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php
@@ -266,10 +266,7 @@ class Error extends Exception
             assert(false);
         } else {
             $t = new Template($config, 'error.php', 'errors');
-            $translator = $t->getTranslator();
             $t->data = array_merge($t->data, $data);
-            $t->data['dictTitleTranslated'] = $translator->t($t->data['dictTitle']);
-            $t->data['dictDescrTranslated'] = $translator->t($t->data['dictDescr'], $t->data['parameters']);
             $t->show();
         }