--- a/mercurial/archival.py
+++ b/mercurial/archival.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of
 # the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
 
-from i18n import gettext as _
+from i18n import _
 from node import *
 import cStringIO, os, stat, tarfile, time, util, zipfile