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 5ef19dd..0000000
--- a/po/de.po
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
-# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
-#
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-12-26 02:07+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 ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:462
-#, c-format
-msgid "Opening connection to host %1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:480
-#, c-format
-msgid "Connected to host %1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:529
-msgid ""
-"%1.\n"
-"\n"
-"Reason: %2"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:541
-msgid "The FTP-server does not seem to support ftps-encryption."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:549
-msgid "SSL-connecting error occured"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:580
-msgid "Sending login information"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:627
-msgid ""
-"Message sent:\n"
-"Login using username=%1 and password=[hidden]\n"
-"\n"
-"Server replied:\n"
-"%2\n"
-"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:635
-msgid "You need to supply a username and a password to access this site."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:637
-msgid "Site:"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:638
-msgid "<b>%1</b>"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:701
-msgid "Login OK"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:730
-#, c-format
-msgid "Could not login to %1."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:1242
-msgid "SSL connection failed on data channel."
-msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/tdeio-ftps.pot b/po/tdeio-ftps.pot
deleted file mode 100644
index b0b2c56..0000000
--- a/po/tdeio-ftps.pot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
-# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
-#
-#, fuzzy
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-12-26 02:07+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 ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:462
-#, c-format
-msgid "Opening connection to host %1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:480
-#, c-format
-msgid "Connected to host %1"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:529
-msgid ""
-"%1.\n"
-"\n"
-"Reason: %2"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:541
-msgid "The FTP-server does not seem to support ftps-encryption."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:549
-msgid "SSL-connecting error occured"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:580
-msgid "Sending login information"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:627
-msgid ""
-"Message sent:\n"
-"Login using username=%1 and password=[hidden]\n"
-"\n"
-"Server replied:\n"
-"%2\n"
-"\n"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:635
-msgid "You need to supply a username and a password to access this site."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:637
-msgid "Site:"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:638
-msgid "<b>%1</b>"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:701
-msgid "Login OK"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:730
-#, c-format
-msgid "Could not login to %1."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: ftp.cc:1242
-msgid "SSL connection failed on data channel."
-msgstr ""