diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/new_branch_form.js b/app/assets/javascripts/new_branch_form.js
index 80115e75b58..f338dbbb0a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/new_branch_form.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/new_branch_form.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import RefSelectDropdown from './ref_select_dropdown';
-import { s__ } from './locale';
 
 export default class NewBranchForm {
   constructor(form, availableRefs) {
@@ -30,23 +29,23 @@ export default class NewBranchForm {
     var endsWith, invalid, single, startsWith;
     startsWith = {
       pattern: /^(\/|\.)/g,
-      prefix: s__("BranchValidation|can't start with"),
-      conjunction: s__('BranchValidation|or'),
+      prefix: "can't start with",
+      conjunction: 'or',
     };
     endsWith = {
       pattern: /(\/|\.|\.lock)$/g,
-      prefix: s__("BranchValidation|can't end in"),
-      conjunction: s__('BranchValidation|or'),
+      prefix: "can't end in",
+      conjunction: 'or',
     };
     invalid = {
       pattern: /(\s|~|\^|:|\?|\*|\[|\\|\.\.|@\{|\/{2,}){1}/g,
-      prefix: s__("BranchValidation|can't contain"),
+      prefix: "can't contain",
       conjunction: ', ',
     };
     single = {
       pattern: /^@+$/g,
-      prefix: s__("BranchValidation|can't be"),
-      conjunction: s__('BranchValidation|or'),
+      prefix: "can't be",
+      conjunction: 'or',
     };
     return (this.restrictions = [startsWith, invalid, endsWith, single]);
   }
@@ -67,9 +66,9 @@ export default class NewBranchForm {
       formatted = values.map(function(value) {
         switch (false) {
           case !/\s/.test(value):
-            return s__('BranchValidation|spaces');
+            return 'spaces';
           case !/\/{2,}/g.test(value):
-            return s__('BranchValidation|consecutive slashes');
+            return 'consecutive slashes';
           default:
             return "'" + value + "'";
         }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
index d21982721ed..d03f4508fb8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -1504,7 +1504,9 @@ export default class Notes {
         tempFormContent = __('Applying multiple commands');
       } else {
         const commandDescription = executedCommands[0].description.toLowerCase();
-        tempFormContent = __(`Applying command to ${commandDescription}`);
+        tempFormContent = sprintf(__('Applying command to %{commandDescription}'), {
+          commandDescription,
+        });
       }
     } else {
       tempFormContent = __('Applying command');
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 1e7e1fe362c..f13c3023bab 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -1462,27 +1462,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "BranchSwitcherTitle|Switch branch"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "BranchValidation|can't be"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "BranchValidation|can't contain"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "BranchValidation|can't end in"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "BranchValidation|can't start with"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "BranchValidation|consecutive slashes"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "BranchValidation|or"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "BranchValidation|spaces"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Branches"
 msgstr ""