diff --git a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-page.underscore b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-page.underscore
index ae97ed5bff..8ea80c4753 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-page.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-page.underscore
@@ -17,26 +17,26 @@
                     % if is_unit_page:
                         <li class="action-item action-view nav-item">
                             <a href="${published_preview_link}" class="button button-view action-button is-disabled" aria-disabled="true">
-                                <span class="action-button-text">${_("View Live Version")}</span>
+                                <span class="action-button-text">View Live Version</span>
                             </a>
                         </li>
                         <li class="action-item action-preview nav-item">
                             <a href="${draft_preview_link}" class="button button-preview action-button is-disabled" aria-disabled="true">
-                                <span class="action-button-text">${_("Preview Changes")}</span>
+                                <span class="action-button-text">Preview Changes</span>
                             </a>
                         </li>
                     % else:
                         <li class="action-item action-edit nav-item">
                             <a href="#" class="button edit-button action-button">
                                 <i class="icon fa fa-pencil"></i>
-                                <span class="action-button-text">${_("Edit")}</span>
+                                <span class="action-button-text">Edit</span>
                             </a>
                         </li>
                 % endif
                     <li class="nav-item">
                         <a href="#" class="button new-button new-component-button">
                             <i class="icon fa fa-plus icon-inline"></i>
-                            <span class="action-button-text">${_("Add Component")}</span>
+                            <span class="action-button-text">Add Component</span>
                         </a>
                    </li>
                 </ul>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-paged-xblock.underscore b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-paged-xblock.underscore
index 767f734529..e3c1470558 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-paged-xblock.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-paged-xblock.underscore
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 		    </div>
 		    <nav class="pagination pagination-compact top">
 		        <ol>
-		            <li class="nav-item previous"><a class="nav-link previous-page-link" href="#"><i class="icon fa fa-angle-left"></i> <span class="nav-label"><%= gettext("Previous") %></span></a></li>
-		            <li class="nav-item next"><a class="nav-link next-page-link" href="#"><span class="nav-label"><%= gettext("Next") %></span> <i class="icon fa fa-angle-right"></i></a></li>
+		            <li class="nav-item previous"><a class="nav-link previous-page-link" href="#"><i class="icon fa fa-angle-left"></i> <span class="nav-label">Previous</span></a></li>
+		            <li class="nav-item next"><a class="nav-link next-page-link" href="#"><span class="nav-label">Next</span> <i class="icon fa fa-angle-right"></i></a></li>
 		        </ol>
 		    </nav>
 		</div>
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 		<script type="text/template" id="paging-footer-tpl">
 		    <nav class="pagination pagination-full bottom">
                 <ol>
-                    <li class="nav-item previous"><a class="nav-link previous-page-link" href="#"><i class="icon fa fa-angle-left"></i> <span class="nav-label"><%= gettext("Previous") %></span></a></li>
+                    <li class="nav-item previous"><a class="nav-link previous-page-link" href="#"><i class="icon fa fa-angle-left"></i> <span class="nav-label">Previous</span></a></li>
                     <li class="nav-item page">
                         <div class="pagination-form">
-                            <label class="page-number-label" for="page-number"><%= gettext("Page number") %></label>
+                            <label class="page-number-label" for="page-number">Page number</label>
                             <input id="page-number-input" class="page-number-input" name="page-number" type="text" size="4" />
                         </div>
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                         <span class="page-divider">/</span>
                         <span class="total-pages"><%= total_pages %></span>
                     </li>
-                    <li class="nav-item next"><a class="nav-link next-page-link" href="#"><span class="nav-label"><%= gettext("Next") %></span> <i class="icon fa fa-angle-right"></i></a></li>
+                    <li class="nav-item next"><a class="nav-link next-page-link" href="#"><span class="nav-label">Next</span> <i class="icon fa fa-angle-right"></i></a></li>
                 </ol>
 		    </nav>
 		</script>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-group-configuration-page.underscore b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-group-configuration-page.underscore
index 7bd241706e..1f3a73615d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-group-configuration-page.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-group-configuration-page.underscore
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
     <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
         <header class="mast has-actions has-subtitle">
             <h1 class="page-header">
-                <small class="subtitle">${_("Settings")}</small>
-                <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Group Configurations")}
+                <small class="subtitle">Settings</small>
+                <span class="sr">&gt; </span>Group Configurations
             </h1>
             <nav class="nav-actions">
-                <h3 class="sr">${_("Page Actions")}</h3>
+                <h3 class="sr">Page Actions</h3>
                 <ul>
                     <li class="nav-item">
-                        <a href="#" class="button new-button"><i class="icon fa fa-plus"></i> ${_("New Group Configuration")}</a>
+                        <a href="#" class="button new-button"><i class="icon fa fa-plus"></i> New Group Configuration</a>
                     </li>
                 </ul>
             </nav>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <section class="content">
             <article class="content-primary" role="main">
                 <div class="ui-loading">
-                    <p><span class="spin"><i class="icon fa fa-refresh"></i></span> <span class="copy">${_("Loading...")}</span></p>
+                    <p><span class="spin"><i class="icon fa fa-refresh"></i></span> <span class="copy">Loading...</span></p>
                 </div>
             </article>
             <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complementary"></aside>