diff --git a/src/Locale/LocaleManager.php b/src/Locale/LocaleManager.php
index 7be082085..837cd80ee 100644
--- a/src/Locale/LocaleManager.php
+++ b/src/Locale/LocaleManager.php
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 
 namespace Flarum\Locale;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator as SymfonyTranslator;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\Translator;
 
 class LocaleManager
 {
     /**
-     * @var SymfonyTranslator
+     * @var Translator
      */
     protected $translator;
 
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ class LocaleManager
     protected $css = [];
 
     /**
-     * @param SymfonyTranslator $translator
+     * @param Translator $translator
      */
-    public function __construct(SymfonyTranslator $translator)
+    public function __construct(Translator $translator)
     {
         $this->translator = $translator;
     }
diff --git a/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php b/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php
index 76a7081ab..ac179c52a 100644
--- a/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Locale/LocaleServiceProvider.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use Flarum\Foundation\AbstractServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\Translator as TranslatorContract;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageSelector;
-use Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
 class LocaleServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
@@ -42,10 +41,8 @@ class LocaleServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
         $this->app->alias(LocaleManager::class, 'flarum.localeManager');
 
         $this->app->singleton('translator', function () {
-            $defaultLocale = $this->getDefaultLocale();
-
-            $translator = new Translator($defaultLocale, new MessageSelector());
-            $translator->setFallbackLocales([$defaultLocale, 'en']);
+            $translator = new Translator($this->getDefaultLocale(), new MessageSelector());
+            $translator->setFallbackLocales(['en']);
             $translator->addLoader('prefixed_yaml', new PrefixedYamlFileLoader());
 
             return $translator;
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ class LocaleServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
         $this->app->alias('translator', TranslatorContract::class);
     }
 
-    private function getDefaultLocale()
+    private function getDefaultLocale(): string
     {
         return $this->app->isInstalled() && $this->app->isUpToDate()
             ? $this->app->make('flarum.settings')->get('default_locale', 'en')
diff --git a/src/Locale/Translator.php b/src/Locale/Translator.php
index b80ba7966..4e3668a4b 100644
--- a/src/Locale/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Locale/Translator.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class Translator extends BaseTranslator implements TranslatorContract
         } else {
             $this->assertValidLocale($locale);
         }
-
         $parse = ! isset($this->catalogues[$locale]);
 
         $catalogue = parent::getCatalogue($locale);