diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js b/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js
index c5aa89c146d..a76e10169c4 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js
@@ -407,14 +407,11 @@
         // Localization
         if (!$.isFunction(cloudStack.localizationFn)) { // i.e., localize is overridden by a plugin/module
             cloudStack.localizationFn = function(str) {
-                return dictionary[str];
+                // look in dictionary first; if not found, try dictionary2
+                var localized = dictionary[str];
+                return localized ? localized : dictionary2[str]; 
             };
         }
-        
-        //added for dictionary split up
-        if (dictionary != undefined && dictionary2 != undefined) {
-            $.extend(dictionary,dictionary2);
-        }
 
         // Localize validation messages
         cloudStack.localizeValidatorMessages();
diff --git a/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js b/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js
index d463381d89e..a7383b7f478 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js
@@ -1478,9 +1478,7 @@ var processPropertiesInImagestoreObject = function(jsonObj) {
         }
         return vmName;
     }
-
-var dictionary = {}, dictionary2 = {}; //for globalization
-    
+  
 var timezoneMap = new Object();
 timezoneMap["Etc/GMT+12"] = "Etc/GMT+12 [GMT-12:00]";
 timezoneMap["Etc/GMT+11"] = "Etc/GMT+11 [GMT-11:00]";