diff --git a/core/server/api/v2/utils/validators/input/users.js b/core/server/api/v2/utils/validators/input/users.js
index a0bf22f98f..721feb4b45 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v2/utils/validators/input/users.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v2/utils/validators/input/users.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
 const debug = require('@tryghost/debug')('api:v2:utils:validators:input:users');
-const i18n = require('../../../../../../shared/i18n');
+const tpl = require('@tryghost/tpl');
 const errors = require('@tryghost/errors');
+const messages = {
+    newPasswordsDoNotMatch: 'Your new passwords do not match'
+};
 
 module.exports = {
     changePassword(apiConfig, frame) {
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         if (data.newPassword !== data.ne2Password) {
             return Promise.reject(new errors.ValidationError({
-                message: i18n.t('errors.models.user.newPasswordsDoNotMatch')
+                message: tpl(messages.newPasswordsDoNotMatch)
             }));
         }
     }