diff --git a/src/compute_resources.pl b/src/compute_resources.pl
index e7e3584a..baff7033 100755
--- a/src/compute_resources.pl
+++ b/src/compute_resources.pl
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ sub process_php($) {
 
 	while( $content =~ s/<\?(?!xml)(.*?)\?>//s ) {
 		my $inner = $1;
-		while($inner =~ s/(getlocal|getstring|no_field)2?_?\((.*?)[,\)]//s) {
+		while($inner =~ s/(getlocal|no_field)2?_?\((.*?)[,\)]//s) {
 			my $firstarg = $2;
 			if( $firstarg =~ /^["']([\w\.]+)['"]$/) {
 				usemsg($1);
diff --git a/src/mibew/install/index.php b/src/mibew/install/index.php
index 77582e64..75051396 100644
--- a/src/mibew/install/index.php
+++ b/src/mibew/install/index.php
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function add_canned_messages($link){
 	$result = array();
 	foreach (get_available_locales() as $locale) {
 		if (! in_array($locale, $existlocales)) {
-			foreach (explode("\n", getstring_('chat.predefined_answers', $locale)) as $answer) {
+			foreach (explode("\n", getlocal_('chat.predefined_answers', $locale)) as $answer) {
 				$result[] = array('locale' => $locale, 'vctitle' => cut_string($answer, 97, '...'), 'vcvalue' => $answer);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/chat.php b/src/mibew/libs/chat.php
index 7ffc4f3c..6e90a6ef 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/chat.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/chat.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ function setup_chatview_for_user(Thread $thread)
     $data['chat']['user'] = array(
         'name' => htmlspecialchars($thread->userName),
         'canChangeName' => (bool) (Settings::get('usercanchangename') == "1"),
-        'defaultName' => (bool) (getstring("chat.default.username") != $thread->userName),
+        'defaultName' => (bool) (getlocal("chat.default.username") != $thread->userName),
         'canPost' => true,
         'isAgent' => false,
     );
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ function ban_for_addr($addr)
  */
 function visitor_from_request()
 {
-    $default_name = getstring("chat.default.username");
+    $default_name = getlocal("chat.default.username");
     $user_name = $default_name;
     if (isset($_COOKIE[USERNAME_COOKIE_NAME])) {
         $data = base64_decode(strtr($_COOKIE[USERNAME_COOKIE_NAME], '-_,', '+/='));
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ function chat_start_for_user(
         $operator_name = get_operator_name($operator);
         $thread->postMessage(
             Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-            getstring2(
+            getlocal2(
                 'chat.visitor.invitation.accepted',
                 array($operator_name),
                 true
@@ -776,20 +776,20 @@ function chat_start_for_user(
         if ($referrer) {
             $thread->postMessage(
                 Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-                getstring2('chat.came.from', array($referrer), true)
+                getlocal2('chat.came.from', array($referrer), true)
             );
         }
         if ($requested_operator && !$requested_operator_online) {
             $thread->postMessage(
                 Thread::KIND_INFO,
-                getstring2(
+                getlocal2(
                     'chat.requested_operator.offline',
                     array(get_operator_name($requested_operator)),
                     true
                 )
             );
         } else {
-            $thread->postMessage(Thread::KIND_INFO, getstring('chat.wait', true));
+            $thread->postMessage(Thread::KIND_INFO, getlocal('chat.wait', true));
         }
     }
 
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ function chat_start_for_user(
     if ($info) {
         $thread->postMessage(
             Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-            getstring2('chat.visitor.info', array($info), true)
+            getlocal2('chat.visitor.info', array($info), true)
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/BanController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/BanController.php
index 2b8d0052..3a9fd1fe 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/BanController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/BanController.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class BanController extends AbstractController
     public function indexAction(Request $request)
     {
         set_csrf_token();
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring('time.locale'));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal('time.locale'));
 
         $operator = $this->getOperator();
         $page = array(
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/ButtonController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/ButtonController.php
index a8310276..03c5fb6e 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/ButtonController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/ButtonController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ButtonController extends AbstractController
         if ($referer && isset($_SESSION['threadid'])) {
             $thread = Thread::load($_SESSION['threadid']);
             if ($thread && $thread->state != Thread::STATE_CLOSED) {
-                $msg = getstring2_(
+                $msg = getlocal2_(
                     "chat.client.visited.page",
                     array($referer),
                     $thread->locale,
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/MailController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/MailController.php
index 5d2b61f1..f17b2113 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/MailController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/MailController.php
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ class MailController extends AbstractController
             $history .= message_to_text($msg);
         }
 
-        $subject = getstring('mail.user.history.subject', true);
-        $body = getstring2(
+        $subject = getlocal('mail.user.history.subject', true);
+        $body = getlocal2(
             'mail.user.history.body',
             array($thread->userName,
                 $history,
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/RedirectController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/RedirectController.php
index 852f6258..f83e700b 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/RedirectController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Chat/RedirectController.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class RedirectController extends AbstractController
         // Send notification message
         $thread->postMessage(
             Thread::KIND_EVENTS,
-            getstring2_(
+            getlocal2_(
                 'chat.status.operator.redirect',
                 array(get_operator_name($this->getOperator())),
                 $thread->locale,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class RedirectController extends AbstractController
         // Send notification message
         $thread->postMessage(
             Thread::KIND_EVENTS,
-            getstring2_(
+            getlocal2_(
                 'chat.status.operator.redirect',
                 array(get_operator_name($this->getOperator())),
                 $thread->locale,
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/HistoryController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/HistoryController.php
index 4d8fcbd1..2c878ae4 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/HistoryController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/HistoryController.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class HistoryController extends AbstractController
      */
     public function indexAction(Request $request)
     {
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring("time.locale"));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal("time.locale"));
 
         $page = array();
         $operator = $this->getOperator();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class HistoryController extends AbstractController
      */
     public function threadAction(Request $request)
     {
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring("time.locale"));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal("time.locale"));
 
         $operator = $this->getOperator();
         $page = array();
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class HistoryController extends AbstractController
      */
     public function userAction(Request $request)
     {
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring("time.locale"));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal("time.locale"));
 
         $operator = $this->getOperator();
         $user_id = $request->attributes->get('user_id', '');
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class HistoryController extends AbstractController
      */
     public function userTrackAction(Request $request)
     {
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring('time.locale'));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal('time.locale'));
 
         if (Settings::get('enabletracking') == '0') {
             throw new BadRequestException('Tracking is disabled.');
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Operator/ManagementController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Operator/ManagementController.php
index 69ab9223..9df6b29d 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Operator/ManagementController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/Operator/ManagementController.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ManagementController extends AbstractController
     public function indexAction(Request $request)
     {
         set_csrf_token();
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring('time.locale'));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal('time.locale'));
 
         $operator = $this->getOperator();
         $page = array(
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/PasswordRecoveryController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/PasswordRecoveryController.php
index 6d93069b..d03e483c 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/PasswordRecoveryController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/PasswordRecoveryController.php
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class PasswordRecoveryController extends AbstractController
                 mibew_mail(
                     $email,
                     $email,
-                    getstring('restore.mailsubj'),
-                    getstring2(
+                    getlocal('restore.mailsubj'),
+                    getlocal2(
                         'restore.mailtext',
                         array(get_operator_name($to_restore), $href)
                     )
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/StatisticsController.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/StatisticsController.php
index 3af3e4be..0bf3d3f1 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/StatisticsController.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Controller/StatisticsController.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class StatisticsController extends AbstractController
     {
         $operator = $this->getOperator();
         $statistics_type = $request->attributes->get('type');
-        setlocale(LC_TIME, getstring("time.locale"));
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, getlocal("time.locale"));
 
         $page = array();
         $page['operator'] = get_operator_name($operator);
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/RequestProcessor/ThreadProcessor.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/RequestProcessor/ThreadProcessor.php
index 044a2bc3..717aebe5 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/RequestProcessor/ThreadProcessor.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/RequestProcessor/ThreadProcessor.php
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class ThreadProcessor extends ClientSideProcessor
         if ($email) {
             $thread->postMessage(
                 Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-                getstring2('chat.visitor.email', array($email), true)
+                getlocal2('chat.visitor.email', array($email), true)
             );
         }
 
@@ -617,19 +617,19 @@ class ThreadProcessor extends ClientSideProcessor
         if ($referrer) {
             $thread->postMessage(
                 Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-                getstring2('chat.came.from', array($referrer), true)
+                getlocal2('chat.came.from', array($referrer), true)
             );
         }
         if ($email) {
             $thread->postMessage(
                 Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-                getstring2('chat.visitor.email', array($email), true)
+                getlocal2('chat.visitor.email', array($email), true)
             );
         }
         if ($info) {
             $thread->postMessage(
                 Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-                getstring2('chat.visitor.info', array($info), true)
+                getlocal2('chat.visitor.info', array($info), true)
             );
         }
         $thread->postMessage(Thread::KIND_USER, $message, array('name' => $name));
@@ -644,12 +644,12 @@ class ThreadProcessor extends ClientSideProcessor
         // Send email
         if ($inbox_mail) {
             // Prepare message to send by email
-            $subject = getstring2_(
+            $subject = getlocal2_(
                 "leavemail.subject",
                 array($args['name']),
                 $message_locale
             );
-            $body = getstring2_(
+            $body = getlocal2_(
                 "leavemail.body",
                 array(
                     $args['name'],
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Thread.php b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Thread.php
index fb53350c..85b66286 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Thread.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/classes/Mibew/Thread.php
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class Thread
         // Send message
         $thread->postMessage(
             self::KIND_EVENTS,
-            getstring_("chat.status.user.reopenedthread", $thread->locale, true)
+            getlocal_("chat.status.user.reopenedthread", $thread->locale, true)
         );
 
         return $thread;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ class Thread
                 // Check if user chatting at the moment
                 if ($this->state == self::STATE_CHATTING) {
                     // Send message to user
-                    $message_to_post = getstring_(
+                    $message_to_post = getlocal_(
                         "chat.status.operator.dead",
                         $this->locale,
                         true
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class Thread
                 $this->lastPingUser = 0;
 
                 // And send a message to operator
-                $message_to_post = getstring_(
+                $message_to_post = getlocal_(
                     "chat.status.user.dead",
                     $this->locale,
                     true
@@ -707,14 +707,14 @@ class Thread
 
             // Prepare message
             if ($this->nextAgent == $operator['operatorid']) {
-                $message_to_post = getstring2_(
+                $message_to_post = getlocal2_(
                     "chat.status.operator.changed",
                     array($operator_name, $this->agentName),
                     $this->locale,
                     true
                 );
             } else {
-                $message_to_post = getstring2_(
+                $message_to_post = getlocal2_(
                     "chat.status.operator.returned",
                     array($operator_name),
                     $this->locale,
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ class Thread
         if ($is_user) {
             $this->postMessage(
                 self::KIND_EVENTS,
-                getstring2_(
+                getlocal2_(
                     "chat.status.user.left",
                     array($this->userName),
                     $this->locale,
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ class Thread
             if ($this->state == self::STATE_INVITED) {
                 $this->postMessage(
                     self::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-                    getstring_(
+                    getlocal_(
                         "chat.visitor.invitation.canceled",
                         $this->locale,
                         true
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ class Thread
             } else {
                 $this->postMessage(
                     self::KIND_EVENTS,
-                    getstring2_(
+                    getlocal2_(
                         "chat.status.operator.left",
                         array($this->agentName),
                         $this->locale,
@@ -932,14 +932,14 @@ class Thread
             $take_thread = true;
             if ($this->state == self::STATE_WAITING) {
                 if ($operator['operatorid'] != $this->agentId) {
-                    $message = getstring2_(
+                    $message = getlocal2_(
                         "chat.status.operator.changed",
                         array($operator_name, $this->agentName),
                         $this->locale,
                         true
                     );
                 } else {
-                    $message = getstring2_(
+                    $message = getlocal2_(
                         "chat.status.operator.returned",
                         array($operator_name),
                         $this->locale,
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ class Thread
                     );
                 }
             } else {
-                $message = getstring2_(
+                $message = getlocal2_(
                     "chat.status.operator.joined",
                     array($operator_name),
                     $this->locale,
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ class Thread
             // User chatting
             if ($operator['operatorid'] != $this->agentId) {
                 $take_thread = true;
-                $message = getstring2_(
+                $message = getlocal2_(
                     "chat.status.operator.changed",
                     array($operator_name, $this->agentName),
                     $this->locale,
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ class Thread
             $this->save();
 
             // Send message about renaming
-            $message = getstring2_(
+            $message = getlocal2_(
                 "chat.status.user.changedname",
                 array($old_name, $new_name),
                 $this->locale,
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/common/locale.php b/src/mibew/libs/common/locale.php
index e1559d49..1b3824bb 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/common/locale.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/common/locale.php
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ function read_locale_file($path)
     );
 }
 
-function getstring_($text, $locale, $raw = false)
+function getlocal($text, $raw = false)
+{
+    return getlocal_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE, $raw);
+}
+
+function getlocal_($text, $locale, $raw = false)
 {
     $localized = load_messages($locale);
     if (isset($localized[$text])) {
@@ -241,32 +246,15 @@ function getstring_($text, $locale, $raw = false)
             : sanitize_string($localized[$text], 'low', 'moderate');
     }
     if ($locale != 'en') {
-        return getstring_($text, 'en', $raw);
+        return getlocal_($text, 'en', $raw);
     }
 
     return "!" . ($raw ? $text : sanitize_string($text, 'low', 'moderate'));
 }
 
-function getstring($text, $raw = false)
+function getlocal2_($text, $params, $locale, $raw = false)
 {
-    return getstring_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE, $raw);
-}
-
-function getlocal($text, $raw = false)
-{
-    return getlocal_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE, $raw);
-}
-
-function getlocal_($text, $locale, $raw = false)
-{
-    $string = getstring_($text, $locale, true);
-
-    return $raw ? $string : sanitize_string($string, 'low', 'moderate');
-}
-
-function getstring2_($text, $params, $locale, $raw = false)
-{
-    $string = getstring_($text, $locale, true);
+    $string = getlocal_($text, $locale, true);
     for ($i = 0; $i < count($params); $i++) {
         $string = str_replace("{" . $i . "}", $params[$i], $string);
     }
@@ -274,14 +262,9 @@ function getstring2_($text, $params, $locale, $raw = false)
     return $raw ? $string : sanitize_string($string, 'low', 'moderate');
 }
 
-function getstring2($text, $params, $raw = false)
-{
-    return getstring2_($text, $params, CURRENT_LOCALE, $raw);
-}
-
 function getlocal2($text, $params, $raw = false)
 {
-    $string = getstring_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE, true);
+    $string = getlocal_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE, true);
 
     for ($i = 0; $i < count($params); $i++) {
         $string = str_replace("{" . $i . "}", $params[$i], $string);
@@ -293,7 +276,7 @@ function getlocal2($text, $params, $raw = false)
 /* prepares for Javascript string */
 function get_local_for_js($text, $params)
 {
-    $string = getstring_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE);
+    $string = getlocal_($text, CURRENT_LOCALE);
     $string = str_replace("\"", "\\\"", str_replace("\n", "\\n", $string));
     for ($i = 0; $i < count($params); $i++) {
         $string = str_replace("{" . $i . "}", $params[$i], $string);
diff --git a/src/mibew/libs/invitation.php b/src/mibew/libs/invitation.php
index 5b7e84d6..8c8d61ee 100644
--- a/src/mibew/libs/invitation.php
+++ b/src/mibew/libs/invitation.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function invitation_close_old()
         $thread = Thread::createFromDbInfo($thread_info);
         $thread->postMessage(
             Thread::KIND_FOR_AGENT,
-            getstring_('chat.visitor.invitation.ignored', $thread->locale, true)
+            getlocal_('chat.visitor.invitation.ignored', $thread->locale, true)
         );
         unset($thread);
     }