diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-box.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-box.js
index 7d7eee53f1..b4d1cec969 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-box.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-box.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /* global ajaxurl, tagBox, array_unique_noempty */
 
 ( function( $ ) {
-	var tagDelimiter = ( window.tagsSuggestL10n && window.tagsSuggestL10n.tagDelimiter ) || ',';
+	var tagDelimiter = wp.i18n._x( ',', 'tag delimiter' ) || ',';
 
 	/**
 	 * Filters unique items and returns a new array.
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 					 */
 					xbutton = $( '<button type="button" id="' + id + '-check-num-' + key + '" class="ntdelbutton">' +
 						'<span class="remove-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>' +
-						'<span class="screen-reader-text">' + window.tagsSuggestL10n.removeTerm + ' ' + listItem.html() + '</span>' +
+						'<span class="screen-reader-text">' + wp.i18n.__( 'Remove term:' ) + ' ' + listItem.html() + '</span>' +
 						'</button>' );
 
 					/**
@@ -334,11 +334,11 @@
 
 			switch ( this.userAction ) {
 				case 'remove':
-					message = window.tagsSuggestL10n.termRemoved;
+					message = wp.i18n.__( 'Term removed.' );
 					break;
 
 				case 'add':
-					message = window.tagsSuggestL10n.termAdded;
+					message = wp.i18n.__( 'Term added.' );
 					break;
 
 				default:
diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-suggest.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-suggest.js
index c5ccf16eaf..81c2612c84 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-suggest.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/tags-suggest.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
  * @output wp-admin/js/tags-suggest.js
  */
 ( function( $ ) {
-	if ( typeof window.tagsSuggestL10n === 'undefined' || typeof window.uiAutocompleteL10n === 'undefined' ) {
+	if ( typeof window.uiAutocompleteL10n === 'undefined' ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	var tempID = 0;
-	var separator = window.tagsSuggestL10n.tagDelimiter || ',';
+	var separator = wp.i18n._x( ',', 'tag delimiter' ) || ',';
 
 	function split( val ) {
 		return val.split( new RegExp( separator + '\\s*' ) );
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 				if ( $.ui.keyCode.TAB === event.keyCode ) {
 					// Audible confirmation message when a tag has been selected.
-					window.wp.a11y.speak( window.tagsSuggestL10n.termSelected, 'assertive' );
+					window.wp.a11y.speak( wp.i18n.__( 'Term selected.' ), 'assertive' );
 					event.preventDefault();
 				} else if ( $.ui.keyCode.ENTER === event.keyCode ) {
 					// If we're in the edit post Tags meta box, add the tag.
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 31f837a6f8..a09879f1fe 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -1212,19 +1212,10 @@ function wp_default_scripts( $scripts ) {
 		$scripts->set_translations( 'postbox' );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'tags-box', "/wp-admin/js/tags-box$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'tags-suggest' ), false, 1 );
+		$scripts->set_translations( 'tags-box' );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'tags-suggest', "/wp-admin/js/tags-suggest$suffix.js", array( 'jquery-ui-autocomplete', 'wp-a11y' ), false, 1 );
-		did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize(
-			'tags-suggest',
-			'tagsSuggestL10n',
-			array(
-				'tagDelimiter' => _x( ',', 'tag delimiter' ),
-				'removeTerm'   => __( 'Remove term:' ),
-				'termSelected' => __( 'Term selected.' ),
-				'termAdded'    => __( 'Term added.' ),
-				'termRemoved'  => __( 'Term removed.' ),
-			)
-		);
+		$scripts->set_translations( 'tags-suggest' );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'post', "/wp-admin/js/post$suffix.js", array( 'suggest', 'wp-lists', 'postbox', 'tags-box', 'underscore', 'word-count', 'wp-a11y', 'wp-sanitize', 'clipboard' ), false, 1 );
 		$scripts->set_translations( 'post' );