diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js b/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js
index 86c214ffa6..99eae641cc 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/user-profile.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
 		$('#pass-strength-result').removeClass('short bad good strong');
 		if ( ! pass1 ) {
-			$('#pass-strength-result').html( pwsL10n.empty );
+			$('#pass-strength-result').html( ' ' );
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 0d219d69e2..194db03541 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -365,13 +365,11 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	$scripts->add( 'password-strength-meter', "/wp-admin/js/password-strength-meter$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'zxcvbn-async' ), false, 1 );
 	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'password-strength-meter', 'pwsL10n', array(
-		'empty' => __(' '),
-		'short' => __('Very weak'),
-		'bad' => __('Weak'),
-		/* translators: password strength */
-		'good' => _x('Medium', 'password strength'),
-		'strong' => __('Strong'),
-		'mismatch' => __('Mismatch')
+		'short'    => _x( 'Very weak', 'password strength' ),
+		'bad'      => _x( 'Weak', 'password strength' ),
+		'good'     => _x( 'Medium', 'password strength' ),
+		'strong'   => _x( 'Strong', 'password strength' ),
+		'mismatch' => _x( 'Mismatch', 'password mismatch' ),
 	) );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'user-profile', "/wp-admin/js/user-profile$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'password-strength-meter', 'wp-util' ), false, 1 );