diff --git a/source/blender/blenfont/BLF_translation.h b/source/blender/blenfont/BLF_translation.h
index 0d33180a817..ddbc9a6a760 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenfont/BLF_translation.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenfont/BLF_translation.h
@@ -58,8 +58,18 @@ void BLF_lang_encoding_name(const char *str);
 
 void BLF_lang_encoding(const char *str);
 
+/* translation */
+int BLF_translate_iface(void);
+int BLF_translate_tooltips(void);
+const char *BLF_translate_do_iface(const char *msgid);
+const char *BLF_translate_do_tooltip(const char *msgid);
+
+
 /*#define _(msgid) BLF_gettext(msgid)*/
 /* The "translation-marker" macro. */
 #define N_(msgid) msgid
+/* Those macros should be used everywhere in UI code. */
+#define IFACE_(msgid) BLF_translate_do_iface(msgid)
+#define TIP_(msgid) BLF_translate_do_tooltip(msgid)
 
 #endif /* BLF_TRANSLATION_H */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_translation.c b/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_translation.c
index 917d95cfc20..8688249732f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_translation.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_translation.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 #include "BLF_translation.h"
 
+#include "DNA_userdef_types.h" /* For user settings. */
+
 #ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
 const char unifont_filename[]="droidsans.ttf.gz";
 static unsigned char *unifont_ttf= NULL;
@@ -88,3 +90,46 @@ const char* BLF_gettext(const char *msgid)
 	return msgid;
 #endif
 }
+
+int BLF_translate_iface(void)
+{
+#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
+	return (U.transopts & USER_DOTRANSLATE) && (U.transopts & USER_TR_IFACE);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+int BLF_translate_tooltips(void)
+{
+#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
+	return (U.transopts & USER_DOTRANSLATE) && (U.transopts & USER_TR_TOOLTIPS);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+const char *BLF_translate_do_iface(const char *msgid)
+{
+#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
+	if(BLF_translate_iface())
+		return BLF_gettext(msgid);
+	else
+		return msgid;
+#else
+	return msgid;
+#endif
+}
+
+const char *BLF_translate_do_tooltip(const char *msgid)
+{
+#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
+	if(BLF_translate_tooltips())
+		return BLF_gettext(msgid);
+	else
+		return msgid;
+#else
+	return msgid;
+#endif
+}
+
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
index 329f4599e01..31b47325aa7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
@@ -820,16 +820,6 @@ uiStyle* UI_GetStyle(void);
 /* linker workaround ack! */
 void UI_template_fix_linking(void);
 
-/* translation */
-int UI_translate_iface(void);
-int UI_translate_tooltips(void);
-const char *UI_translate_do_iface(const char *msgid);
-const char *UI_translate_do_tooltip(const char *msgid);
-
-/* Those macros should be used everywhere in UI code. */
-#define IFACE_(msgid) UI_translate_do_iface(msgid)
-#define TIP_(msgid) UI_translate_do_tooltip(msgid)
-
 /* UI_OT_editsource helpers */
 int  UI_editsource_enable_check(void);
 void UI_editsource_active_but_test(uiBut *but);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
index 2e144c0ca2b..fab983cee43 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
@@ -90,50 +90,6 @@
 
 static void ui_free_but(const bContext *C, uiBut *but);
 
-/* ************* translation ************** */
-
-int UI_translate_iface(void)
-{
-#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
-	return (U.transopts & USER_DOTRANSLATE) && (U.transopts & USER_TR_IFACE);
-#else
-	return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
-int UI_translate_tooltips(void)
-{
-#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
-	return (U.transopts & USER_DOTRANSLATE) && (U.transopts & USER_TR_TOOLTIPS);
-#else
-	return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
-const char *UI_translate_do_iface(const char *msgid)
-{
-#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
-	if(UI_translate_iface())
-		return BLF_gettext(msgid);
-	else
-		return msgid;
-#else
-	return msgid;
-#endif
-}
-
-const char *UI_translate_do_tooltip(const char *msgid)
-{
-#ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
-	if(UI_translate_tooltips())
-		return BLF_gettext(msgid);
-	else
-		return msgid;
-#else
-	return msgid;
-#endif
-}
-
 /* ************* window matrix ************** */
 
 void ui_block_to_window_fl(const ARegion *ar, uiBlock *block, float *x, float *y)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_panel.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_panel.c
index 9a253952e6d..aa80cb632ec 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_panel.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_panel.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include "BLI_math.h"
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 
+#include "BLF_translation.h"
+
 #include "DNA_userdef_types.h"
 
 #include "BKE_context.h"
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
index a3d71674a03..6cd538112e6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "BLI_string.h"
 #include "BLI_ghash.h"
 
+#include "BLF_translation.h"
+
 #include "BKE_animsys.h"
 #include "BKE_colortools.h"
 #include "BKE_context.h"
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_templates.c b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_templates.c
index 5aa15cc68d6..fedb12f747c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_templates.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_templates.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "BLI_string.h"
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 
+#include "BLF_translation.h"
+
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_depsgraph.h"
 #include "BKE_library.h"
diff --git a/source/blender/python/SConscript b/source/blender/python/SConscript
index c592e87f3b9..7075b0592b8 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/SConscript
+++ b/source/blender/python/SConscript
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Import ('env')
 
-incs = '. ../editors/include ../makesdna ../makesrna ../blenlib ../blenkernel ../nodes'
+incs = '. ../editors/include ../makesdna ../makesrna ../blenfont ../blenlib ../blenkernel ../nodes'
 incs += ' ../imbuf ../blenloader ../gpu ../render/extern/include ../windowmanager'
 incs += ' #intern/guardedalloc #intern/memutil #extern/glew/include'
 incs += ' #intern/audaspace/intern ' + env['BF_PYTHON_INC']
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a214718e73..63ccdea3f0d 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 set(INC 
 	..
+	../../blenfont
 	../../blenkernel
 	../../blenlib
 	../../blenloader
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
index 44e26a56db6..15a9ba44552 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #include "../generic/py_capi_utils.h"
 
 #ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
-#include "UI_interface.h" /* bad level call into editors */
+#include "BLF_translation.h"
 #endif
 
 #define USE_PEDANTIC_WRITE