diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/merge-record-strings.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/merge-record-strings.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cab76f232..0000000000
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/merge-record-strings.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[%# transletable strings for merge-record.js %]
-<!-- merge-record-strings.inc -->
-<script>
-    var MSG_MERGEREC_ALREADY_EXISTS = _("The field is non-repeatable and already exists in the destination record. Therefore, you cannot add it.");
-    var MSG_MERGEREC_SUBFIELD_ALREADY_EXISTS = _("The subfield is non-repeatable and already exists in the destination record. Therefore, you cannot add it.");
-</script>
-<!-- / merge-record-strings.inc -->
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/merge.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/merge.tt
index 82120de729..67c8e6771b 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/merge.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/merge.tt
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ div#result { margin-top: 1em; }
 
 [% MACRO jsinclude BLOCK %]
     [% Asset.js("js/merge-record.js") | $raw %]
-    [% INCLUDE 'merge-record-strings.inc' %]
     <script>
         [% UNLESS (result) %]
           [% IF (choosereference) %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/merge-record.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/merge-record.js
index d8938b99b9..ec6d9eafdf 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/merge-record.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/merge-record.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function field_can_be_added($sources, $li) {
   }
 
   if ((!repeatable) && (tag in target_record)) {
-    alert(MSG_MERGEREC_ALREADY_EXISTS);
+    alert( __p("Bibliographic record", "The field is non-repeatable and already exists in the destination record. Therefore, you cannot add it.") );
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function subfield_can_be_added($sources, $li) {
       for (i in target_field.subfields) {
         var subfield = target_field.subfields[i];
         if (code == subfield.code) {
-          alert(MSG_MERGEREC_SUBFIELD_ALREADY_EXISTS);
+          alert( __p("Bibliographic record", "The subfield is non-repeatable and already exists in the destination record. Therefore, you cannot add it.") );
           return false;
         }
       }