diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/base.html b/r2/r2/templates/base.html
index 0f559cef3..3c481b6f7 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/base.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/base.html
@@ -63,13 +63,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="Title()">
-<% 
-   try:
-     title = _(c.site.title)
-   except UnicodeDecodeError:
-     title = c.site.title
- %>
-${title}
+${c.site.title}
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="keywords()">
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/base.mobile b/r2/r2/templates/base.mobile
index ab74e2028..f318c33e4 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/base.mobile
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/base.mobile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ${next.body()}
 
 
 <%def name="Title()">
-${_(c.site.title)}
+${c.site.title}
 </%def>
 
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/base.xml b/r2/r2/templates/base.xml
index ae4533b55..a8b5fd355 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/base.xml
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/base.xml
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@
 </rss>  
 
 <%def name="Title()">
-<% 
-   try:
-     title = _(c.site.title)
-   except UnicodeDecodeError:
-     title = c.site.title
- %>
-${title}
+${c.site.title}
 </%def>