diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 1cf6ad3f..06cdb0bb 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.10.1
+-----------
+
+- Remove need for the i18n gem. (brandonhilkert)
+
+
 2.10.0
 -----------
 
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/version.rb b/lib/sidekiq/version.rb
index ef471443..772fd26f 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Sidekiq
-  VERSION = "2.10.0"
+  VERSION = "2.10.1"
 end
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
index b28b03a2..db41112a 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ module Sidekiq
     set :slim, :pretty => true
 
     helpers do
-      def locale_translation_map
-        @locale_translation_map ||= begin
-          locale_map = {}
-          locale_map_files = Dir["#{settings.locales}/*"]
-          locale_map_files.each do |file|
-            locale = file.scan(/.*\/(.*)\.yml$/)[0][0] # => 'en'
-            locale_map[locale] = YAML.load(File.read(file))[locale]
+      def strings
+        @strings ||= begin
+          Dir["#{settings.locales}/*.yml"].inject({}) do |memo, file|
+            memo.merge(YAML.load(File.read(file)))
           end
-          locale_map
         end
       end
 
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ module Sidekiq
       end
 
       def t(msg, options={})
-        string = locale_translation_map[get_locale].fetch(msg)
+        string = strings[get_locale].fetch(msg) || strings['en'].fetch(msg)
         string % options
       end