diff --git a/src/util/translation.h b/src/util/translation.h
--- a/src/util/translation.h
+++ b/src/util/translation.h
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@
 }
 
 /** Mark a bilingual_str as untranslated */
-inline static bilingual_str Untranslated(std::string original) {
+inline bilingual_str Untranslated(std::string original) {
     return {original, original};
 }
 /** Unary operator to return the original */
-inline static std::string OpOriginal(const bilingual_str &b) {
+inline std::string OpOriginal(const bilingual_str &b) {
     return b.original;
 }
 /** Unary operator to return the translation */
-inline static std::string OpTranslated(const bilingual_str &b) {
+inline std::string OpTranslated(const bilingual_str &b) {
     return b.translated;
 }