diff --git a/po/CMakeLists.txt b/po/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 46fba83..0000000
--- a/po/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# build translations if some are already available
-
-file( GLOB _srcs RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.po )
-if( _srcs )
-  tde_create_translation( LANG auto OUTPUT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME} )
-endif( )
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d6a880..0000000
--- a/po/de.po
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,180 +0,0 @@
-# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
-# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
-#
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-01-13 19:08+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
-"Last-Translator: Automatically generated\n"
-"Language-Team: none\n"
-"Language: de\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-
-#: _translatorinfo:1
-msgid ""
-"_: NAME OF TRANSLATORS\n"
-"Your names"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: _translatorinfo:2
-msgid ""
-"_: EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS\n"
-"Your emails"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpudock.cpp:19 kcpudock.cpp:28
-msgid "C"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpudock.cpp:24
-msgid "C 0"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpudock.cpp:26
-msgid "C 1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:69
-#, c-format
-msgid "CPU %1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:85
-msgid "Enable S&MP"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:86
-msgid "S&MP Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:126
-msgid "Current CPU User: %1%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:129
-msgid "Current CPU System: %1%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:132 kcpuload.cpp:133 kcpuload.cpp:141
-msgid ", C%1: %2%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:135
-msgid ""
-"%1.\n"
-"%2."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:138
-msgid "Current CPU usage: %1%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:143
-#, c-format
-msgid "%1."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:148
-msgid ""
-"Current CPU User: %1%.\n"
-"Current CPU System: %2%."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:152
-msgid "Current CPU usage: %1%."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:22
-msgid "A small CPU usage meter for Kicker (the TDE panel)."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:24
-msgid "KCPULoad was first released on the 8th of August, 1999."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:28
-msgid "KCPULoad"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:57
-msgid "KCPULoad is already running!\n"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: speeddialog.cpp:30
-msgid "Select Speed"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: speeddialog.cpp:34
-msgid "Update interval in milliseconds:"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:57
-msgid "Color (%1)..."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:77 statpopup.cpp:327
-msgid "Inactive."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:133
-msgid "St&yle"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:335
-msgid "&Active"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:339
-msgid "&Clear"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:343
-msgid "&Speed..."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:348
-msgid "Sp&lit Graph"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:349
-msgid "Graph Sp&litting Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:355
-msgid "&Lines"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:358
-msgid "&Bars"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:361
-msgid "&Shaded"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:366
-msgid "So&ft Curves"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:367
-msgid "So&ft Curves Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:372
-msgid "Show &Labels"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:373
-msgid "&Labels Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:378
-msgid "Show &Grid"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:379
-msgid "&Grid Enabled"
-msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/kcpuload.pot b/po/kcpuload.pot
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f5ec00..0000000
--- a/po/kcpuload.pot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,180 +0,0 @@
-# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
-# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
-#
-#, fuzzy
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-01-13 19:08+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
-"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
-"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-
-#: _translatorinfo:1
-msgid ""
-"_: NAME OF TRANSLATORS\n"
-"Your names"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: _translatorinfo:2
-msgid ""
-"_: EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS\n"
-"Your emails"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpudock.cpp:19 kcpudock.cpp:28
-msgid "C"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpudock.cpp:24
-msgid "C 0"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpudock.cpp:26
-msgid "C 1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:69
-#, c-format
-msgid "CPU %1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:85
-msgid "Enable S&MP"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:86
-msgid "S&MP Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:126
-msgid "Current CPU User: %1%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:129
-msgid "Current CPU System: %1%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:132 kcpuload.cpp:133 kcpuload.cpp:141
-msgid ", C%1: %2%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:135
-msgid ""
-"%1.\n"
-"%2."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:138
-msgid "Current CPU usage: %1%"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:143
-#, c-format
-msgid "%1."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:148
-msgid ""
-"Current CPU User: %1%.\n"
-"Current CPU System: %2%."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: kcpuload.cpp:152
-msgid "Current CPU usage: %1%."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:22
-msgid "A small CPU usage meter for Kicker (the TDE panel)."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:24
-msgid "KCPULoad was first released on the 8th of August, 1999."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:28
-msgid "KCPULoad"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: main.cpp:57
-msgid "KCPULoad is already running!\n"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: speeddialog.cpp:30
-msgid "Select Speed"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: speeddialog.cpp:34
-msgid "Update interval in milliseconds:"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:57
-msgid "Color (%1)..."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:77 statpopup.cpp:327
-msgid "Inactive."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:133
-msgid "St&yle"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:335
-msgid "&Active"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:339
-msgid "&Clear"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:343
-msgid "&Speed..."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:348
-msgid "Sp&lit Graph"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:349
-msgid "Graph Sp&litting Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:355
-msgid "&Lines"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:358
-msgid "&Bars"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:361
-msgid "&Shaded"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:366
-msgid "So&ft Curves"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:367
-msgid "So&ft Curves Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:372
-msgid "Show &Labels"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:373
-msgid "&Labels Enabled"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:378
-msgid "Show &Grid"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: statpopup.cpp:379
-msgid "&Grid Enabled"
-msgstr ""