diff --git a/plinth/modules/email/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/email/__init__.py
index 8ba8039e0..f7763c3e5 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/email/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/email/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import logging
 
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
-from django.utils.translation import gettext_noop
 
 import plinth.app
 from plinth import cfg, frontpage, menu
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ from plinth.modules.letsencrypt.components import LetsEncrypt
 from plinth.package import Packages
 from plinth.privileged import service as service_privileged
 from plinth.signals import domain_added, domain_removed
-from plinth.utils import format_lazy
+from plinth.utils import format_lazy, gettext_noop
 
 from . import aliases, manifest, privileged
 
diff --git a/plinth/utils.py b/plinth/utils.py
index 565dbc09f..c7a8906d7 100644
--- a/plinth/utils.py
+++ b/plinth/utils.py
@@ -192,3 +192,8 @@ class SafeFormatter(string.Formatter):
             return super().get_field(field_name, args, kwargs)
         except (AttributeError, TypeError):
             return (f'?{field_name}?', '')
+
+
+def gettext_noop(message: str) -> str:
+    """Do nothing. Using this method marks the string for translation."""
+    return message