diff --git a/mercurial/httprepo.py b/mercurial/httprepo.py
--- a/mercurial/httprepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/httprepo.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from node import *
 from remoterepo import *
-from i18n import gettext as _
+from i18n import _
 import hg, os, urllib, urllib2, urlparse, zlib, util, httplib
 import errno, keepalive, tempfile, socket, changegroup