diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx
index 91a8e97df..dca545a9e 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Link, useMatch } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 import React from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Button from 'pl-fe/components/ui/button';
 import Divider from 'pl-fe/components/ui/divider';
@@ -23,17 +23,9 @@ interface IGroupPopoverContainer {
   group: Group;
 }
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  title: { id: 'group.popover.title', defaultMessage: 'Membership required' },
-  summary: { id: 'group.popover.summary', defaultMessage: 'You must be a member of the group in order to reply to this status.' },
-  action: { id: 'group.popover.action', defaultMessage: 'View group' },
-});
-
 const GroupPopover = (props: IGroupPopoverContainer) => {
   const { children, group, isEnabled } = props;
 
-  const intl = useIntl();
-
   const shouldHideAction = !!useMatch({ from: groupTimelineRoute.fullPath, shouldThrow: false });
 
   if (!isEnabled) {
@@ -83,10 +75,10 @@ const GroupPopover = (props: IGroupPopoverContainer) => {
 
           <Stack space={0.5} className='px-4'>
             <Text weight='semibold'>
-              {intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
+              <FormattedMessage id='group.popover.title' defaultMessage='Membership required' />
             </Text>
             <Text theme='muted'>
-              {intl.formatMessage(messages.summary)}
+              <FormattedMessage id='group.popover.summary' defaultMessage='You must be a member of the group in order to reply to this status.' />
             </Text>
           </Stack>
 
@@ -94,7 +86,7 @@ const GroupPopover = (props: IGroupPopoverContainer) => {
             <div className='px-4'>
               <Link to='/groups/$groupId' params={{ groupId: group.id }}>
                 <Button type='button' theme='secondary' block>
-                  {intl.formatMessage(messages.action)}
+                  <FormattedMessage id='group.popover.action' defaultMessage='View group' />
                 </Button>
               </Link>
             </div>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/statuses/sensitive-content-overlay.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/statuses/sensitive-content-overlay.tsx
index 29fba43fc..e566d42b6 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/statuses/sensitive-content-overlay.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/statuses/sensitive-content-overlay.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Button from 'pl-fe/components/ui/button';
 import HStack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/hstack';
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ const useShowOverlay = (status: Pick<Status, 'id' | 'filtered' | 'media_attachme
   return !visible || showHideButton;
 };
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  delete: { id: 'status.delete', defaultMessage: 'Delete' },
-  deleteConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.delete.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Delete' },
-  deleteHeading: { id: 'confirmations.delete.heading', defaultMessage: 'Delete post' },
-  deleteMessage: { id: 'confirmations.delete.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete this post?' },
-  hide: { id: 'moderation_overlay.hide', defaultMessage: 'Hide content' },
-  sensitiveTitle: { id: 'status.sensitive_warning', defaultMessage: 'Sensitive content' },
-  sensitiveSubtitle: { id: 'status.sensitive_warning.subtitle', defaultMessage: 'This content may not be suitable for all audiences.' },
-  show: { id: 'moderation_overlay.show', defaultMessage: 'Show content' },
-  matchesFilter: { id: 'status.sensitive_warning.matches_filter', defaultMessage: 'Matches filter “<span>{title}</span>”' },
-});
-
 interface ISensitiveContentOverlay {
   status: Pick<Status, 'id' | 'filtered' | 'sensitive' | 'media_attachments'>;
 }
@@ -56,7 +44,6 @@ interface ISensitiveContentOverlay {
 const SensitiveContentOverlay = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ISensitiveContentOverlay>((props, ref) => {
   const { status } = props;
 
-  const intl = useIntl();
   const { displayMedia } = useSettings();
 
   const [visible, filters] = useMediaVisible(status, displayMedia);
@@ -85,7 +72,7 @@ const SensitiveContentOverlay = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ISensitiveConte
     >
       {visible ? (
         <Button
-          text={intl.formatMessage(messages.hide)}
+          text={<FormattedMessage id='moderation_overlay.hide' defaultMessage='Hide content' />}
           icon={require('@phosphor-icons/core/regular/eye-slash.svg')}
           onClick={toggleVisibility}
           theme='primary'
@@ -96,14 +83,22 @@ const SensitiveContentOverlay = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ISensitiveConte
           <div className='mx-auto space-y-4 text-center' ref={ref}>
             <div className='space-y-1'>
               <Text theme='white' weight='semibold'>
-                {intl.formatMessage(messages.sensitiveTitle)}
+                <FormattedMessage id='status.sensitive_warning' defaultMessage='Sensitive content' />
               </Text>
 
               <Text theme='white' size='sm' weight='medium'>
-                {filters.length ? intl.formatMessage(messages.matchesFilter, {
-                  title: matchedFilters.join(', '),
-                  span: (chunks) => <span className='filter-name'>{chunks}</span>,
-                }) : intl.formatMessage(messages.sensitiveSubtitle)}
+                {filters.length ? (
+                  <FormattedMessage
+                    id='status.sensitive_warning.matches_filter'
+                    defaultMessage='Matches filter “<span>{title}</span>”'
+                    values={{
+                      title: matchedFilters.join(', '),
+                      span: (chunks) => <span className='filter-name'>{chunks}</span>,
+                    }}
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <FormattedMessage id='status.sensitive_warning.subtitle' defaultMessage='This content may not be suitable for all audiences.' />
+                )}
               </Text>
             </div>
 
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@ const SensitiveContentOverlay = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ISensitiveConte
                 icon={require('@phosphor-icons/core/regular/eye.svg')}
                 onClick={toggleVisibility}
               >
-                {intl.formatMessage(messages.show)}
+                <FormattedMessage id='moderation_overlay.show' defaultMessage='Show content' />
               </Button>
             </HStack>
           </div>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/streamfield.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/streamfield.tsx
index 1bf94539f..ad2b71cba 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/streamfield.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/streamfield.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useRef } from 'react';
-import { useIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
+import { useIntl, defineMessages, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Button from './button';
 import HStack from './hstack';
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import Stack from './stack';
 import Text from './text';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  add: { id: 'streamfield.add', defaultMessage: 'Add' },
   remove: { id: 'streamfield.remove', defaultMessage: 'Remove' },
 });
 
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ const Streamfield: React.FC<IStreamfield> = ({
           theme='secondary'
           block
         >
-          {intl.formatMessage(messages.add)}
+          <FormattedMessage id='streamfield.add' defaultMessage='Add' />
         </Button>
       )}
     </Stack>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/admin/components/latest-accounts-panel.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/admin/components/latest-accounts-panel.tsx
index 81b560921..45da2c41f 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/admin/components/latest-accounts-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/admin/components/latest-accounts-panel.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { useNavigate } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 import React from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Widget from 'pl-fe/components/ui/widget';
 import AccountContainer from 'pl-fe/containers/account-container';
 import { useAdminAccounts } from 'pl-fe/queries/admin/use-accounts';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  title: { id: 'admin.latest_accounts_panel.title', defaultMessage: 'Latest Accounts' },
   expand: { id: 'admin.latest_accounts_panel.more', defaultMessage: 'Click to see {count, plural, one {# account} other {# accounts}}' },
 });
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const LatestAccountsPanel: React.FC<ILatestAccountsPanel> = ({ limit = 5 }) => {
 
   return (
     <Widget
-      title={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
+      title={<FormattedMessage id='admin.latest_accounts_panel.title' defaultMessage='Latest accounts' />}
       onActionClick={handleAction}
       actionTitle={intl.formatMessage(messages.expand, { count: total })}
     >
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx
index ae150a639..af054bcb6 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-composer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, IntlShape, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, IntlShape, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Button from 'pl-fe/components/ui/button';
 import Combobox, { ComboboxInput, ComboboxList, ComboboxOption, ComboboxPopover } from 'pl-fe/components/ui/combobox';
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ import type { Emoji, NativeEmoji } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   placeholder: { id: 'chat.input.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Type a message' },
-  send: { id: 'chat.actions.send', defaultMessage: 'Send' },
-  retry: { id: 'chat.retry', defaultMessage: 'Retry?' },
-  blocked: { id: 'chat_message_list.blocked', defaultMessage: 'You blocked this user' },
-  unblock: { id: 'chat_composer.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock' },
   unblockMessage: { id: 'chat_settings.unblock.message', defaultMessage: 'Unblocking will allow this profile to direct message you and view your content.' },
   unblockHeading: { id: 'chat_settings.unblock.heading', defaultMessage: 'Unblock @{acct}' },
   unblockConfirm: { id: 'chat_settings.unblock.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Unblock' },
@@ -152,11 +148,11 @@ const ChatComposer = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null, IChatComposer>
       <div className='mt-auto p-6 shadow-3xl dark:border-t-2 dark:border-solid dark:border-gray-800'>
         <Stack space={3} alignItems='center'>
           <Text align='center' theme='muted'>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.blocked)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='chat_message_list.blocked' defaultMessage='You blocked this user' />
           </Text>
 
           <Button theme='secondary' onClick={handleUnblockUser}>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.unblock)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='chat_composer.unblock' defaultMessage='Unblock' />
           </Button>
         </Stack>
       </div>
@@ -248,7 +244,7 @@ const ChatComposer = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null, IChatComposer>
 
             <button onClick={onSubmit} className='flex hover:underline'>
               <Text theme='primary' size='xs' tag='span'>
-                {intl.formatMessage(messages.retry)}
+                <FormattedMessage id='chat.retry' defaultMessage='Retry?' />
               </Text>
             </button>
           </>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/panels/trends-panel.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/panels/trends-panel.tsx
index bc3cca752..c29e316c0 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/panels/trends-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/panels/trends-panel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 import React from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Hashtag from 'pl-fe/components/hashtag';
 import Text from 'pl-fe/components/ui/text';
@@ -12,16 +12,7 @@ interface ITrendsPanel {
   limit: number;
 }
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  viewAll: {
-    id: 'trends_panel.view_all',
-    defaultMessage: 'View all',
-  },
-});
-
 const TrendsPanel = ({ limit }: ITrendsPanel) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-
   const { data: trends, isFetching } = useTrends();
 
   if (!isFetching && !trends?.length) {
@@ -34,7 +25,7 @@ const TrendsPanel = ({ limit }: ITrendsPanel) => {
       action={
         <Link className='text-right' to='/search' search={{ type: 'hashtags' }}>
           <Text tag='span' theme='primary' size='sm' className='hover:underline'>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.viewAll)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='trends_panel.view_all' defaultMessage='View all' />
           </Text>
         </Link>
       }
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/profile-stats.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/profile-stats.tsx
index 930b93785..1d77ced20 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/profile-stats.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/profile-stats.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 import React from 'react';
-import { useIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import HStack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/hstack';
 import Text from 'pl-fe/components/ui/text';
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ import { shortNumberFormat } from 'pl-fe/utils/numbers';
 
 import type { Account } from 'pl-api';
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  followers: { id: 'account.followers', defaultMessage: 'Followers' },
-  follows: { id: 'account.follows', defaultMessage: 'Following' },
-  statuses: { id: 'account.statuses', defaultMessage: 'Statuses' },
-  subscribers: { id: 'account.subscribers', defaultMessage: 'Subscribers' },
-});
-
 interface IProfileStats {
   account: Pick<Account, 'acct' | 'followers_count' | 'following_count' | 'statuses_count' | 'subscribers_count'> | undefined;
   onClickHandler?: React.MouseEventHandler;
@@ -23,7 +16,6 @@ interface IProfileStats {
 
 /** Display follower and following counts for an account. */
 const ProfileStats: React.FC<IProfileStats> = ({ account, onClickHandler }) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
   const { demetricator } = useSettings();
 
   if (!account) {
@@ -38,7 +30,7 @@ const ProfileStats: React.FC<IProfileStats> = ({ account, onClickHandler }) => {
             {shortNumberFormat(account.statuses_count)}
           </Text>
           <Text weight='bold' size='sm'>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.statuses)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='account.statuses' defaultMessage='Statuses' />
           </Text>
         </HStack>
       )}
@@ -51,7 +43,7 @@ const ProfileStats: React.FC<IProfileStats> = ({ account, onClickHandler }) => {
             </Text>
           )}
           <Text weight='bold' size='sm'>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.followers)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='account.followers' defaultMessage='Followers' />
           </Text>
         </HStack>
       </Link>
@@ -64,7 +56,7 @@ const ProfileStats: React.FC<IProfileStats> = ({ account, onClickHandler }) => {
             </Text>
           )}
           <Text weight='bold' size='sm'>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.follows)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='account.follows' defaultMessage='Following' />
           </Text>
         </HStack>
       </Link>
@@ -78,7 +70,7 @@ const ProfileStats: React.FC<IProfileStats> = ({ account, onClickHandler }) => {
             </Text>
           )}
           <Text weight='bold' size='sm'>
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.subscribers)}
+            <FormattedMessage id='account.subscribers' defaultMessage='Subscribers' />
           </Text>
         </HStack>
         // </Link>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx
index ad2a614a2..1a0f97e94 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import Icon from 'pl-fe/components/ui/icon';
 import Select from 'pl-fe/components/ui/select';
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  light: { id: 'theme_toggle.light', defaultMessage: 'Light' },
-  dark: { id: 'theme_toggle.dark', defaultMessage: 'Dark' },
-  black: { id: 'theme_toggle.black', defaultMessage: 'Black' },
-  system: { id: 'theme_toggle.system', defaultMessage: 'System' },
-});
-
 interface IThemeSelector {
   value: string;
   onChange: (value: 'system' | 'light' | 'dark' | 'black') => void;
@@ -18,7 +11,6 @@ interface IThemeSelector {
 
 /** Pure theme selector. */
 const ThemeSelector: React.FC<IThemeSelector> = ({ value, onChange }) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
 
   const themeIconSrc = useMemo(() => {
     switch (value) {
@@ -51,10 +43,10 @@ const ThemeSelector: React.FC<IThemeSelector> = ({ value, onChange }) => {
           defaultValue={value}
           className='!pl-10'
         >
-          <option value='system'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.system)}</option>
-          <option value='light'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.light)}</option>
-          <option value='dark'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.dark)}</option>
-          <option value='black'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.black)}</option>
+          <option value='system'><FormattedMessage id='theme_toggle.system' defaultMessage='System' /></option>
+          <option value='light'><FormattedMessage id='theme_toggle.light' defaultMessage='Light' /></option>
+          <option value='dark'><FormattedMessage id='theme_toggle.dark' defaultMessage='Dark' /></option>
+          <option value='black'><FormattedMessage id='theme_toggle.black' defaultMessage='Black' /></option>
         </Select>
 
         <div className='pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center pr-3'>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json b/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
index 22e7a7e1f..a2bc75a6a 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   "admin.edit_rule.save": "Save",
   "admin.edit_rule.updated": "Rule edited",
   "admin.latest_accounts_panel.more": "Click to see {count, plural, one {# account} other {# accounts}}",
-  "admin.latest_accounts_panel.title": "Latest Accounts",
+  "admin.latest_accounts_panel.title": "Latest accounts",
   "admin.links.pending_reports": "{count, plural, one {{formattedCount} pending report} other {{formattedCount} pending reports}}",
   "admin.links.pending_users": "{count, plural, one {{formattedCount} pending user} other {{formattedCount} pending users}}",
   "admin.moderation_log.empty_message": "You have not performed any moderation actions yet. When you do, a history will be shown here.",
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/circle-editor-modal.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/circle-editor-modal.tsx
index c2b62c40b..b4d3f06d6 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/circle-editor-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/circle-editor-modal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { CardHeader, CardTitle } from 'pl-fe/components/ui/card';
 import Modal from 'pl-fe/components/ui/modal';
@@ -14,18 +14,11 @@ import Search from './list-editor-modal/components/search';
 
 import type { BaseModalProps } from 'pl-fe/features/ui/components/modal-root';
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  addToCircle: { id: 'circles.add_to_circle', defaultMessage: 'Add to circle' },
-  removeFromCircle: { id: 'circles.remove_from_circle', defaultMessage: 'Remove from circle' },
-});
-
 interface CircleEditorModalProps {
   circleId: string;
 }
 
 const CircleEditorModal: React.FC<BaseModalProps & CircleEditorModalProps> = ({ circleId, onClose }) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-
   const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('');
 
   const { data: circle } = useCircle(circleId);
@@ -52,7 +45,7 @@ const CircleEditorModal: React.FC<BaseModalProps & CircleEditorModalProps> = ({
           {accountIds.length > 0 ? (
             <div>
               <CardHeader>
-                <CardTitle title={intl.formatMessage(messages.removeFromCircle)} />
+                <CardTitle title={<FormattedMessage id='circles.remove_from_circle' defaultMessage='Remove from circle' />} />
               </CardHeader>
               <div className='max-h-48 overflow-y-auto'>
                 {accountIds.map(accountId => <Account key={accountId} accountId={accountId} added={accountIds.includes(accountId)} onAdd={onAdd} onRemove={onRemove} />)}
@@ -66,7 +59,7 @@ const CircleEditorModal: React.FC<BaseModalProps & CircleEditorModalProps> = ({
 
           <div>
             <CardHeader>
-              <CardTitle title={intl.formatMessage(messages.addToCircle)} />
+              <CardTitle title={<FormattedMessage id='circles.add_to_circle' defaultMessage='Add to circle' />} />
             </CardHeader>
             <Search value={searchValue} onSubmit={setSearchValue} />
             <div className='max-h-48 overflow-y-auto'>