diff --git a/config/initializers/locale.rb b/config/initializers/locale.rb
index 61723ff8f..93a99e5d1 100644
--- a/config/initializers/locale.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/locale.rb
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ module I18n
     module Genderize
 
       def translate(locale, key, options = {})
-        subkey = options.delete(:gender)
-        if not (subkey.nil? || key.is_a?(Enumerable))
-          subkey = subkey.grammatical_gender if subkey.respond_to?(:grammatical_gender)
-          subkey = Genders.default unless Genders.has_key?(subkey.to_sym)
+        g = options.delete(:gender)
+        if not (g.nil? || key.is_a?(Enumerable))
+          g = g.to_sym
+          subkey = Genders[g.to_sym]
           key = "#{key}.#{subkey}".to_sym
         end
         super(locale, key, options)
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 84cbe64b0..121fe2e5c 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ en:
       helper:
           remove: "remove"
           aspect_not_empty: "Aspect not empty"
-          are_you_sure:
-            masculine: "Are you sure you want to delete this aspect?"
-            feminine: "Are you sure you want to delete this aspect?"
-            neuter: "Are you sure you want to delete this aspect?"
+          are_you_sure: "Are you sure you want to delete this aspect?"
       remove_from_aspect:
           success: "Successfully removed person from aspect"
           failure: "Failed to remove person from aspect"