diff --git a/locale/messages.json b/locale/messages.json
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--- a/locale/messages.json
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "en": {
-    "paint.brushMode.brush": "Brush",
-    "paint.eraserMode.eraser": "Eraser"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
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index 46b77f95..00000000
--- a/translations/en.json
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "paint.brushMode.brush": {
-    "message": "Brush",
-    "description": "Label for the brush tool"
-  },
-  "paint.eraserMode.eraser": {
-    "message": "Eraser",
-    "description": "Label for the eraser tool"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/translations/messages/src/components/brush-mode.json b/translations/messages/src/components/brush-mode.json
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index fb8440ae..00000000
--- a/translations/messages/src/components/brush-mode.json
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": "paint.brushMode.brush",
-    "description": "Label for the brush tool",
-    "defaultMessage": "Brush"
-  }
-]
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diff --git a/translations/messages/src/components/eraser-mode.json b/translations/messages/src/components/eraser-mode.json
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index 5ba35343..00000000
--- a/translations/messages/src/components/eraser-mode.json
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": "paint.eraserMode.eraser",
-    "description": "Label for the eraser tool",
-    "defaultMessage": "Eraser"
-  }
-]