diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index af50ae0129..47b5801c51 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -156,10 +156,11 @@ static bool InitSettings()
 
     std::vector<std::string> errors;
     if (!gArgs.ReadSettingsFile(&errors)) {
-        bilingual_str error = _("Settings file could not be read");
-        InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("%s:\n%s\n", error.original, MakeUnorderedList(errors))));
+        std::string error = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("dash-core", "Settings file could not be read");
+        std::string error_translated = QCoreApplication::translate("dash-core", error.c_str()).toStdString();
+        InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("%s:\n%s\n", error, MakeUnorderedList(errors))));
 
-        QMessageBox messagebox(QMessageBox::Critical, PACKAGE_NAME, QString::fromStdString(strprintf("%s.", error.translated)), QMessageBox::Reset | QMessageBox::Abort);
+        QMessageBox messagebox(QMessageBox::Critical, PACKAGE_NAME, QString::fromStdString(strprintf("%s.", error_translated)), QMessageBox::Reset | QMessageBox::Abort);
         /*: Explanatory text shown on startup when the settings file cannot be read.
             Prompts user to make a choice between resetting or aborting. */
         messagebox.setInformativeText(QObject::tr("Do you want to reset settings to default values, or to abort without making changes?"));
@@ -178,10 +179,11 @@ static bool InitSettings()
 
     errors.clear();
     if (!gArgs.WriteSettingsFile(&errors)) {
-        bilingual_str error = _("Settings file could not be written");
-        InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("%s:\n%s\n", error.original, MakeUnorderedList(errors))));
+        std::string error = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("dash-core", "Settings file could not be written");
+        std::string error_translated = QCoreApplication::translate("dash-core", error.c_str()).toStdString();
+        InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("%s:\n%s\n", error, MakeUnorderedList(errors))));
 
-        QMessageBox messagebox(QMessageBox::Critical, PACKAGE_NAME, QString::fromStdString(strprintf("%s.", error.translated)), QMessageBox::Ok);
+        QMessageBox messagebox(QMessageBox::Critical, PACKAGE_NAME, QString::fromStdString(strprintf("%s.", error_translated)), QMessageBox::Ok);
         /*: Explanatory text shown on startup when the settings file could not be written.
             Prompts user to check that we have the ability to write to the file.
             Explains that the user has the option of running without a settings file.*/
diff --git a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
index dbe7aa7e65..005c3bcdb4 100644
--- a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ static void InitMessage(SplashScreen *splash, const std::string &message)
 static void ShowProgress(SplashScreen *splash, const std::string &title, int nProgress, bool resume_possible)
 {
     InitMessage(splash, title + std::string("\n") +
-            (resume_possible ? _("(press q to shutdown and continue later)").translated
-                                : _("press q to shutdown").translated) +
+            (resume_possible ? SplashScreen::tr("(press q to shutdown and continue later)").toStdString()
+                                : SplashScreen::tr("press q to shutdown").toStdString()) +
             strprintf("\n%d", nProgress) + "%");
 }