diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/wscript b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
index ae7f48c497..1054cc94b9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/wscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
@@ -968,26 +968,26 @@ def build(bld):
             bld.install_as (os.path.join(os.path.normpath(bld.env['LOCALEDIR']), lang, 'LC_MESSAGES', I18N_PACKAGE + '.mo'),
                             mo)
 
-def i18n(bld):
+def i18n_func(bld):
     I18N_PACKAGE = 'gtk2_ardour' + bld.env['MAJOR']
     autowaf.build_i18n(bld, '.', 'gtk2_ardour', I18N_PACKAGE, gtk2_ardour_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
     appdata_i18n_pot(bld)
     appdata_i18n_po(bld)
 
-def i18n_pot(bld):
+def i18n_pot_func(bld):
     I18N_PACKAGE = 'gtk2_ardour' + bld.env['MAJOR']
     autowaf.build_i18n_pot(bld, '.', 'gtk2_ardour', I18N_PACKAGE, gtk2_ardour_sources,
                            'Paul Davis')
     appdata_i18n_pot(bld)
 
-def i18n_po(bld):
+def i18n_po_func(bld):
     I18N_PACKAGE = 'gtk2_ardour' + bld.env['MAJOR']
     autowaf.build_i18n_po(bld, '.', 'gtk2_ardour', I18N_PACKAGE, gtk2_ardour_sources,
                           'Paul Davis')
     appdata_i18n_po(bld)
 
-def i18n_mo(bld):
+def i18n_mo_func(bld):
     I18N_PACKAGE = 'gtk2_ardour' + bld.env['MAJOR']
     autowaf.build_i18n_mo(bld, '.', 'gtk2_ardour', I18N_PACKAGE, gtk2_ardour_sources,
                           'Paul Davis')
diff --git a/libs/appleutility/wscript b/libs/appleutility/wscript
index 51be798e82..6136aafc71 100644
--- a/libs/appleutility/wscript
+++ b/libs/appleutility/wscript
@@ -42,6 +42,3 @@ def build(bld):
     obj.name           = 'libappleutility'
     obj.target         = 'appleutility'
     obj.install_path   = os.path.join(bld.env['LIBDIR'], 'appleutility')
-
-def i18n(bld):
-    pass
diff --git a/libs/ardour/wscript b/libs/ardour/wscript
index 30f6e861a3..b45efb06c3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/wscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/wscript
@@ -736,18 +736,18 @@ def create_ardour_test_program(bld, includes, name, target, sources):
         'LOCALEDIR="' + os.path.normpath(bld.env['LOCALEDIR']) + '"',
         ]
 
-def i18n(bld):
+def i18n_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n(bld, '.', 'libs/ardour', I18N_PACKAGE + bld.env['MAJOR'], libardour_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
 
-def i18n_pot(bld):
+def i18n_pot_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n(bld, '.', 'libs/ardour', I18N_PACKAGE + bld.env['MAJOR'], libardour_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
 
-def i18n_po(bld):
+def i18n_po_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n_po(bld, '.', 'libs/ardour', I18N_PACKAGE + bld.env['MAJOR'], libardour_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
 
-def i18n_mo(bld):
+def i18n_mo_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n_mo(bld, '.', 'libs/ardour', I18N_PACKAGE + bld.env['MAJOR'], libardour_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript b/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript
index 67e4cade26..d47ee0465a 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/wscript
@@ -99,18 +99,18 @@ def build(bld):
             bld.install_as (os.path.join(os.path.normpath(bld.env['LOCALEDIR']), lang, 'LC_MESSAGES', I18N_PACKAGE + '.mo'),
                             mo)
 
-def i18n(bld):
+def i18n_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n(bld, '.', 'libs/gtkmm2ext', I18N_PACKAGE, gtkmm2ext_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
 
-def i18n_pot(bld):
+def i18n_pot_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n_pot(bld, '.', 'libs/gtkmm2ext', I18N_PACKAGE, gtkmm2ext_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
 
-def i18n_po(bld):
+def i18n_po_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n_po(bld, '.', 'libs/gtkmm2ext', I18N_PACKAGE, gtkmm2ext_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
 
-def i18n_mo(bld):
+def i18n_mo_func(bld):
     autowaf.build_i18n_mo(bld, '.', 'libs/gtkmm2ext', I18N_PACKAGE, gtkmm2ext_sources,
                        'Paul Davis')
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 6cf190e344..44702d2e9b 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1638,31 +1638,30 @@ def build(bld):
 
 class _i18n_build_context(BuildContext):
     cmd = 'i18n'
-    fun = 'i18n'
+    fun = 'i18n_func'
 
-def i18n(bld):
-    print(bld.env)
+def i18n_func(bld):
     bld.recurse (i18n_children)
 
 class _i18n_pot_build_context(BuildContext):
     cmd = 'i18n_pot'
-    fun = 'i18n_pot'
+    fun = 'i18n_pot_func'
 
-def i18n_pot(bld):
+def i18n_pot_func(bld):
     bld.recurse (i18n_children)
 
 class _i18n_po_build_context(BuildContext):
     cmd = 'i18n_po'
-    fun = 'i18n_po'
+    fun = 'i18n_po_func'
 
-def i18n_po(bld):
+def i18n_po_func(bld):
     bld.recurse (i18n_children)
 
 class _i18n_mo_build_context(BuildContext):
     cmd = 'i18n_mo'
-    fun = 'i18n_mo'
+    fun = 'i18n_mo_func'
 
-def i18n_mo(bld):
+def i18n_mo_func(bld):
     bld.recurse (i18n_children)
 
 def tarball(bld):