diff --git a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/langs.js b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/langs.js
index 30b802cc..9a7f1555 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/langs.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/langs.js
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 
 modulejs.define('core/langs', ['config', '_'], function (config, _) {
 
-	var langs = {};
-
-	_.each(_.extend({}, config.langs), function (trans, lang) {
-
-		langs[lang] = trans;
-	});
-
-	return langs;
+	return _.extend({}, config.langs);
 });