diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/post.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/post.js
index ad014b5eb7..2ca60e7c4b 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/post.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/post.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * @output wp-admin/js/post.js
  */
 
- /* global postL10n, ajaxurl, wpAjax, setPostThumbnailL10n, postboxes, pagenow, tinymce, alert, deleteUserSetting, ClipboardJS */
+ /* global ajaxurl, wpAjax, setPostThumbnailL10n, postboxes, pagenow, tinymce, alert, deleteUserSetting, ClipboardJS */
  /* global theList:true, theExtraList:true, getUserSetting, setUserSetting, commentReply, commentsBox */
  /* global WPSetThumbnailHTML, wptitlehint */
 
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ window.makeSlugeditClickable = window.editPermalink = function(){};
 window.wp = window.wp || {};
 
 ( function( $ ) {
-	var titleHasFocus = false;
+	var titleHasFocus = false,
+		__ = wp.i18n.__;
 
 	/**
 	 * Control loading of comments on the post and term edit pages.
@@ -73,11 +74,11 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 						if ( commentsBox.st > commentsBox.total )
 							$('#show-comments').hide();
 						else
-							$('#show-comments').show().children('a').html(postL10n.showcomm);
+							$('#show-comments').show().children('a').text( __( 'Show more comments' ) );
 
 						return;
 					} else if ( 1 == r ) {
-						$('#show-comments').html(postL10n.endcomm);
+						$('#show-comments').text( __( 'No more comments found.' ) );
 						return;
 					}
 
@@ -295,7 +296,6 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
  */
 jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 	var stamp, visibility, $submitButtons, updateVisibility, updateText,
-		sticky = '',
 		$textarea = $('#content'),
 		$document = $(document),
 		postId = $('#post_ID').val() || 0,
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 		isMac = window.navigator.platform ? window.navigator.platform.indexOf( 'Mac' ) !== -1 : false,
 		copyAttachmentURLClipboard = new ClipboardJS( '.copy-attachment-url.edit-media' ),
 		copyAttachmentURLSuccessTimeout,
-		__ = wp.i18n.__;
+		__ = wp.i18n.__, _x = wp.i18n._x;
 
 	postboxes.add_postbox_toggles(pagenow);
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 			$submitButtons.removeClass( 'disabled' );
 		}
 	}).on( 'before-autosave.edit-post', function() {
-		$( '.autosave-message' ).text( postL10n.savingText );
+		$( '.autosave-message' ).text( __( 'Saving Draft…' ) );
 	}).on( 'after-autosave.edit-post', function( event, data ) {
 		$( '.autosave-message' ).text( data.message );
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 		if ( ( editor && ! editor.isHidden() && editor.isDirty() ) ||
 			( wp.autosave && wp.autosave.server.postChanged() ) ) {
 
-			return postL10n.saveAlert;
+			return __( 'The changes you made will be lost if you navigate away from this page.' );
 		}
 	}).on( 'unload.edit-post', function( event ) {
 		if ( ! releaseLock ) {
@@ -754,14 +754,14 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 
 			// Determine what the publish should be depending on the date and post status.
 			if ( attemptedDate > currentDate && $('#original_post_status').val() != 'future' ) {
-				publishOn = postL10n.publishOnFuture;
-				$('#publish').val( postL10n.schedule );
+				publishOn = __( 'Schedule for:' );
+				$('#publish').val( _x( 'Schedule', 'post action/button label' ) );
 			} else if ( attemptedDate <= currentDate && $('#original_post_status').val() != 'publish' ) {
-				publishOn = postL10n.publishOn;
-				$('#publish').val( postL10n.publish );
+				publishOn = __( 'Publish on:' );
+				$('#publish').val( __( 'Publish' ) );
 			} else {
-				publishOn = postL10n.publishOnPast;
-				$('#publish').val( postL10n.update );
+				publishOn = __( 'Published on:' );
+				$('#publish').val( __( 'Update' ) );
 			}
 
 			// If the date is the same, set it to trigger update events.
@@ -771,7 +771,8 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 			} else {
 				$('#timestamp').html(
 					'\n' + publishOn + ' <b>' +
-					postL10n.dateFormat
+					// translators: 1: Month, 2: Day, 3: Year, 4: Hour, 5: Minute.
+					__( '%1$s %2$s, %3$s at %4$s:%5$s' )
 						.replace( '%1$s', $( 'option[value="' + mm + '"]', '#mm' ).attr( 'data-text' ) )
 						.replace( '%2$s', parseInt( jj, 10 ) )
 						.replace( '%3$s', aa )
@@ -783,11 +784,11 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 
 			// Add "privately published" to post status when applies.
 			if ( $postVisibilitySelect.find('input:radio:checked').val() == 'private' ) {
-				$('#publish').val( postL10n.update );
+				$('#publish').val( __( 'Update' ) );
 				if ( 0 === optPublish.length ) {
-					postStatus.append('<option value="publish">' + postL10n.privatelyPublished + '</option>');
+					postStatus.append('<option value="publish">' + __( 'Privately Published' ) + '</option>');
 				} else {
-					optPublish.html( postL10n.privatelyPublished );
+					optPublish.html( __( 'Privately Published' ) );
 				}
 				$('option[value="publish"]', postStatus).prop('selected', true);
 				$('#misc-publishing-actions .edit-post-status').hide();
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 						postStatus.val($('#hidden_post_status').val());
 					}
 				} else {
-					optPublish.html( postL10n.published );
+					optPublish.html( __( 'Published' ) );
 				}
 				if ( postStatus.is(':hidden') )
 					$('#misc-publishing-actions .edit-post-status').show();
@@ -816,9 +817,9 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 			} else {
 				$('#save-post').show();
 				if ( $('option:selected', postStatus).val() == 'pending' ) {
-					$('#save-post').show().val( postL10n.savePending );
+					$('#save-post').show().val( __( 'Save as Pending' ) );
 				} else {
-					$('#save-post').show().val( postL10n.saveDraft );
+					$('#save-post').show().val( __( 'Save Draft' ) );
 				}
 			}
 			return true;
@@ -850,21 +851,29 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 
 		// Set the selected visibility as current.
 		$postVisibilitySelect.find('.save-post-visibility').click( function( event ) { // Crazyhorse - multiple OK cancels.
+			var visibilityLabel = '', selectedVisibility = $postVisibilitySelect.find('input:radio:checked').val();
+
 			$postVisibilitySelect.slideUp('fast');
 			$('#visibility .edit-visibility').show().focus();
 			updateText();
 
-			if ( $postVisibilitySelect.find('input:radio:checked').val() != 'public' ) {
+			if ( 'public' !== selectedVisibility ) {
 				$('#sticky').prop('checked', false);
 			}
 
-			if ( $('#sticky').prop('checked') ) {
-				sticky = 'Sticky';
-			} else {
-				sticky = '';
+			switch ( selectedVisibility ) {
+				case 'public':
+					visibilityLabel = $( '#sticky' ).prop( 'checked' ) ? __( 'Public, Sticky' ) : __( 'Public' );
+					break;
+				case 'private':
+					visibilityLabel = __( 'Private' );
+					break;
+				case 'password':
+					visibilityLabel = __( 'Password Protected' );
+					break;
 			}
 
-			$('#post-visibility-display').html(	postL10n[ $postVisibilitySelect.find('input:radio:checked').val() + sticky ]	);
+			$('#post-visibility-display').text( visibilityLabel );
 			event.preventDefault();
 		});
 
@@ -977,7 +986,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 		$el = $( '#editable-post-name' );
 		revert_e = $el.html();
 
-		buttons.html( '<button type="button" class="save button button-small">' + postL10n.ok + '</button> <button type="button" class="cancel button-link">' + postL10n.cancel + '</button>' );
+		buttons.html( '<button type="button" class="save button button-small">' + __( 'OK' ) + '</button> <button type="button" class="cancel button-link">' + __( 'Cancel' ) + '</button>' );
 
 		// Save permalink changes.
 		buttons.children( '.save' ).click( function() {
@@ -1010,7 +1019,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 					permalink.html(permalinkOrig);
 					real_slug.val(new_slug);
 					$( '.edit-slug' ).focus();
-					wp.a11y.speak( postL10n.permalinkSaved );
+					wp.a11y.speak( __( 'Permalink saved' ) );
 				}
 			);
 		});
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 3ff287211a..e6608e0778 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -1219,35 +1219,6 @@ function wp_default_scripts( $scripts ) {
 
 		$scripts->add( 'post', "/wp-admin/js/post$suffix.js", array( 'suggest', 'wp-lists', 'postbox', 'tags-box', 'underscore', 'word-count', 'wp-a11y', 'wp-sanitize', 'clipboard' ), false, 1 );
 		$scripts->set_translations( 'post' );
-		did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize(
-			'post',
-			'postL10n',
-			array(
-				'ok'                 => __( 'OK' ),
-				'cancel'             => __( 'Cancel' ),
-				'publishOn'          => __( 'Publish on:' ),
-				'publishOnFuture'    => __( 'Schedule for:' ),
-				'publishOnPast'      => __( 'Published on:' ),
-				/* translators: 1: Month, 2: Day, 3: Year, 4: Hour, 5: Minute. */
-				'dateFormat'         => __( '%1$s %2$s, %3$s at %4$s:%5$s' ),
-				'showcomm'           => __( 'Show more comments' ),
-				'endcomm'            => __( 'No more comments found.' ),
-				'publish'            => __( 'Publish' ),
-				'schedule'           => _x( 'Schedule', 'post action/button label' ),
-				'update'             => __( 'Update' ),
-				'savePending'        => __( 'Save as Pending' ),
-				'saveDraft'          => __( 'Save Draft' ),
-				'private'            => __( 'Private' ),
-				'public'             => __( 'Public' ),
-				'publicSticky'       => __( 'Public, Sticky' ),
-				'password'           => __( 'Password Protected' ),
-				'privatelyPublished' => __( 'Privately Published' ),
-				'published'          => __( 'Published' ),
-				'saveAlert'          => __( 'The changes you made will be lost if you navigate away from this page.' ),
-				'savingText'         => __( 'Saving Draft&#8230;' ),
-				'permalinkSaved'     => __( 'Permalink saved' ),
-			)
-		);
 
 		$scripts->add( 'editor-expand', "/wp-admin/js/editor-expand$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'underscore' ), false, 1 );