diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7d1c196..efee5f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           meson setup _build
           ninja -C _build install
           pacman --noconfirm -Rs mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-desktop-file-utils mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-meson git
-          find /ucrt64/share/locale/ -type f ! -name "*cartridges.mo" -delete
 
       - name: Test
         shell: msys2 {0}
diff --git a/cartridges/cartridges.in b/cartridges/cartridges.in
index 282a9fd..6c8f056 100755
--- a/cartridges/cartridges.in
+++ b/cartridges/cartridges.in
@@ -26,24 +26,14 @@ import signal
 import sys
 
 VERSION = "@VERSION@"
-if os.name == "nt":
-    from ctypes import windll
-
-    os.environ["LANGUAGE"] = locale.windows_locale[
-        windll.kernel32.GetUserDefaultUILanguage()
-    ]
-    PKGDATADIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "share", "cartridges")
-    LOCALEDIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "share", "locale")
-else:
-    PKGDATADIR = "@pkgdatadir@"
-    LOCALEDIR = "@localedir@"
+PKGDATADIR = "@pkgdatadir@"
+LOCALEDIR = "@localedir@"
 
 sys.path.insert(1, PKGDATADIR)
 signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
-if os.name != "nt":
-    locale.bindtextdomain("cartridges", LOCALEDIR)
-    locale.textdomain("cartridges")
+locale.bindtextdomain("cartridges", LOCALEDIR)
+locale.textdomain("cartridges")
 
 gettext.install("cartridges", LOCALEDIR)
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cf44fc7..b72d5fa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ conf.set('libexecdir', libexecdir)
 
 subdir('data')
 subdir('cartridges')
-subdir('po')
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   subdir('windows')
 else
   subdir('search-provider')
+  # Translations are broken on Windows for multiple reasons
+  # gresources don't work and MSYS2 seems to have also broken the gettext package
+  subdir('po')
 endif
 
 gnome.post_install(
diff --git a/windows/Cartridges.iss.in b/windows/Cartridges.iss.in
index e3a98c6..d785c3a 100644
--- a/windows/Cartridges.iss.in
+++ b/windows/Cartridges.iss.in
@@ -40,15 +40,14 @@ Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\bin\*.dll"; DestDir: "{app}\bin"; Flags: recur
 
 Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\etc\ssl\*"; DestDir: "{app}\etc\ssl"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 
-Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\lib\gdk-pixbuf-2.0\*"; DestDir: "{app}\lib\gdk-pixbuf-2.0"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion   
-Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\lib\girepository-1.0\*"; DestDir: "{app}\lib\girepository-1.0"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion 
+Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\lib\gdk-pixbuf-2.0\*"; DestDir: "{app}\lib\gdk-pixbuf-2.0"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\lib\girepository-1.0\*"; DestDir: "{app}\lib\girepository-1.0"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\lib\python@PYTHON_VERSION@\*"; DestDir: "{app}\lib\python@PYTHON_VERSION@"; Excludes: "__pycache__"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 
 Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\share\cartridges\*"; DestDir: "{app}\share\cartridges"; Excludes: "__pycache__"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\share\icons\*"; DestDir: "{app}\share\icons"; Excludes: "*.png,cursors\*"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\share\glib-2.0\*"; DestDir: "{app}\share\glib-2.0"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\share\gtk-4.0\*"; DestDir: "{app}\share\gtk-4.0"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
-Source: "D:\a\_temp\msys64\ucrt64\share\locale\*"; DestDir: "{app}\share\locale"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
 
 Source: "..\..\windows\icon.ico"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion