diff --git a/share/translations/keepassx_en_plurals.ts b/share/translations/keepassx_en_plurals.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 02ed5541e..000000000
--- a/share/translations/keepassx_en_plurals.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE TS>
-<TS version="2.1" language="en_US">
-<context>
-    <name>DatabaseWidget</name>
-    <message numerus="yes">
-        <source>Do you really want to move %n entry(s) to the recycle bin?</source>
-        <translation>
-            <numerusform>Do you really want to move %n entry to the recycle bin?</numerusform>
-            <numerusform>Do you really want to move %n entries to the recycle bin?</numerusform>
-        </translation>
-    </message>
-</context>
-<context>
-    <name>EditEntryWidget</name>
-    <message numerus="yes">
-        <source>%n week(s)</source>
-        <translation>
-            <numerusform>%n week</numerusform>
-            <numerusform>%n weeks</numerusform>
-        </translation>
-    </message>
-    <message numerus="yes">
-        <source>%n month(s)</source>
-        <translation>
-            <numerusform>%n month</numerusform>
-            <numerusform>%n months</numerusform>
-        </translation>
-    </message>
-</context>
-<context>
-    <name>EditWidgetIcons</name>
-    <message numerus="yes">
-        <source>Can&apos;t delete icon. Still used by %n item(s).</source>
-        <translation type="vanished">
-            <numerusform>Can&apos;t delete icon. Still used by %n item.</numerusform>
-            <numerusform>Can&apos;t delete icon. Still used by %n items.</numerusform>
-        </translation>
-    </message>
-</context>
-</TS>
diff --git a/share/translations/update.sh b/share/translations/update.sh
index ed8a69f55..c8b7da40c 100755
--- a/share/translations/update.sh
+++ b/share/translations/update.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ if $UPDATE; then
         LUPDATE=lupdate
     fi
     $LUPDATE -no-ui-lines -disable-heuristic similartext -locations none -no-obsolete src -ts share/translations/keepassx_en.ts
-    $LUPDATE -no-ui-lines -disable-heuristic similartext -locations none -pluralonly src -ts share/translations/keepassx_en_plurals.ts
     echo
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/core/Translator.cpp b/src/core/Translator.cpp
index bc75a0973..94aed3adf 100644
--- a/src/core/Translator.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Translator.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ void Translator::installTranslators()
     if (language == "system" || language.isEmpty()) {
         language = QLocale::system().name();
     }
+    if (language == "en") {
+        // use actual English translation instead of the English locale source language
+        language = "en_US";
+    }
 
     const QStringList paths = {
 #ifdef QT_DEBUG
@@ -48,8 +52,7 @@ void Translator::installTranslators()
 
     bool translationsLoaded = false;
     for (const QString& path : paths) {
-        translationsLoaded |= installTranslator(language, path) || installTranslator("en_plurals", path);
-        installQtTranslator(language, path);
+        translationsLoaded |= installTranslator(language, path) || installTranslator("en_US", path);
     }
     if (!translationsLoaded) {
         // couldn't load configured language or fallback
@@ -79,12 +82,16 @@ QList<QPair<QString, QString>> Translator::availableLanguages()
             QRegularExpressionMatch match = regExp.match(filename);
             if (match.hasMatch()) {
                 QString langcode = match.captured(1);
-                if (langcode == "en_plurals") {
-                    langcode = "en";
+                if (langcode == "en") {
+                    continue;
                 }
 
                 QLocale locale(langcode);
                 QString languageStr = QLocale::languageToString(locale.language());
+                if (langcode == "la") {
+                    // langcode "la" (Latin) is translated into "C" by QLocale::languageToString()
+                    languageStr = "Latin";
+                }
                 QString countryStr;
                 if (langcode.contains("_")) {
                     countryStr = QString(" (%1)").arg(QLocale::countryToString(locale.country()));