diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/lib/pointer.js b/src/js/_enqueues/lib/pointer.js
index 52524922c1..15849bc6ed 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/lib/pointer.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/lib/pointer.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @output wp-includes/js/wp-pointer.js
  */
 
-/* global wpPointerL10n */
-
 /**
  * Initializes the wp-pointer widget using jQuery UI Widget Factory.
  */
@@ -19,8 +17,7 @@
 				return $(this).text();
 			},
 			buttons: function( event, t ) {
-				var close  = ( wpPointerL10n ) ? wpPointerL10n.dismiss : 'Dismiss',
-					button = $('<a class="close" href="#">' + close + '</a>');
+				var button = $('<a class="close" href="#"></a>').text( wp.i18n.__( 'Dismiss' ) );
 
 				return button.bind( 'click.pointer', function(e) {
 					e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 8ad7adec8c..35b5823104 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -688,14 +688,8 @@ function wp_default_scripts( $scripts ) {
 		)
 	);
 
-	$scripts->add( 'wp-pointer', "/wp-includes/js/wp-pointer$suffix.js", array( 'jquery-ui-widget', 'jquery-ui-position' ), '20111129a', 1 );
-	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize(
-		'wp-pointer',
-		'wpPointerL10n',
-		array(
-			'dismiss' => __( 'Dismiss' ),
-		)
-	);
+	$scripts->add( 'wp-pointer', "/wp-includes/js/wp-pointer$suffix.js", array( 'jquery-ui-widget', 'jquery-ui-position' ), false, 1 );
+	$scripts->set_translations( 'wp-pointer' );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'autosave', "/wp-includes/js/autosave$suffix.js", array( 'heartbeat' ), false, 1 );