diff --git a/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcApplication.cpp b/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcApplication.cpp
index b70080a80b..5f897e2868 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskcalc/CalcApplication.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #undef B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT
 #define B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT "CalcApplication"
 
-static const char* kSettingsFileName	= B_TRANSLATE("DeskCalc_settings");
+static const char* kSettingsFileName	= "DeskCalc_settings";
 const char* kAppSig				= "application/x-vnd.Haiku-DeskCalc";
 
 static const float kDefaultWindowWidth	= 220.0;
diff --git a/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp b/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp
index 32876a6adb..9c714bfacf 100644
--- a/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/poorman/constants.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ char* STR_WIN_NAME_PREF
 	= (char*)B_TRANSLATE("PoorMan settings");
 
 const char* STR_SETTINGS_FILE_NAME
-	= B_TRANSLATE("PoorMan settings");
+	= "PoorMan settings";
 const char* STR_SETTINGS_NEW_FILE_NAME
 	= B_TRANSLATE("OBOS PoorMan settings");
 const char* STR_DEFAULT_WEB_DIRECTORY