diff --git a/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.cpp b/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.cpp
index 81f1bf05e..ade26d7da 100644
--- a/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.cpp
@@ -1049,8 +1049,6 @@ bool AudioUnitEffect::SetHost(EffectHostInterface *host)
       mHost->GetSharedConfig(wxT("Options"), wxT("UseLatency"), mUseLatency, true);
       mHost->GetSharedConfig(wxT("Options"), wxT("UIType"), mUIType, wxT("Full"));
 
-      mUIType = wxGetTranslation(mUIType);
-
       bool haveDefaults;
       mHost->GetPrivateConfig(mHost->GetFactoryDefaultsGroup(), wxT("Initialized"), haveDefaults, false);
       if (!haveDefaults)
@@ -1868,8 +1866,6 @@ void AudioUnitEffect::ShowOptions()
       // Reinitialize configuration settings
       mHost->GetSharedConfig(wxT("Options"), wxT("UseLatency"), mUseLatency, true);
       mHost->GetSharedConfig(wxT("Options"), wxT("UIType"), mUIType, wxT("Full"));
-
-      mUIType = wxGetTranslation(mUIType);
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.h b/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.h
index eb0d6cdc4..115d73753 100644
--- a/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.h
+++ b/src/effects/audiounits/AudioUnitEffect.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ private:
    EffectUIHostInterface *mUIHost;
    wxWindow *mParent;
    wxDialog *mDialog;
-   wxString mUIType;
+   wxString mUIType; // NOT translated, "Full", "Generic", or "Basic"
    bool mIsGraphical;
 
    AudioUnitEffect *mMaster;     // non-NULL if a slave