diff --git a/core/server/api/v3/utils/validators/input/users.js b/core/server/api/v3/utils/validators/input/users.js
index bafec55235..4e764ee31d 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v3/utils/validators/input/users.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v3/utils/validators/input/users.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
 const debug = require('@tryghost/debug')('api:v3:utils:validators:input:users');
-const i18n = require('../../../../../../shared/i18n');
+const tpl = require('@tryghost/tpl');
 const errors = require('@tryghost/errors');
 
+const messages = {
+    newPasswordsDoNotMatch: 'Your new passwords do not match'
+};
+
 module.exports = {
     changePassword(apiConfig, frame) {
         debug('changePassword');
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         if (data.newPassword !== data.ne2Password) {
             return Promise.reject(new errors.ValidationError({
-                message: i18n.t('errors.models.user.newPasswordsDoNotMatch')
+                message: tpl(messages.newPasswordsDoNotMatch)
             }));
         }
     }