diff --git a/backends/bluez/bluez-backend.vala b/backends/bluez/bluez-backend.vala
index 1966a68..42d9fb9 100644
--- a/backends/bluez/bluez-backend.vala
+++ b/backends/bluez/bluez-backend.vala
@@ -510,10 +510,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.Backend : Folks.Backend
           catch (GLib.Error e1)
             {
               throw new DBusError.SERVICE_UNKNOWN (
-                  _("No BlueZ 5 object manager running, so the BlueZ " +
-                    "backend will be inactive. Either your BlueZ " +
-                    "installation is too old (only version 5 is supported) " +
-                    "or the service can’t be started."));
+                  _("No BlueZ 5 object manager running, so the BlueZ backend will be inactive. Either your BlueZ installation is too old (only version 5 is supported) or the service can’t be started."));
             }
 
           /* Set up the OBEX client which will be used for all transfers. */
@@ -526,8 +523,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.Backend : Folks.Backend
           catch (GLib.Error e1)
             {
               throw new DBusError.SERVICE_UNKNOWN (
-                  _("Error connecting to OBEX transfer daemon over D-Bus. " +
-                    "Ensure BlueZ and obexd are installed."));
+                  _("Error connecting to OBEX transfer daemon over D-Bus. Ensure BlueZ and obexd are installed."));
             }
 
           /* Successfully connected to both D-Bus services. Now connect up some
diff --git a/backends/bluez/bluez-persona-store.vala b/backends/bluez/bluez-persona-store.vala
index a9351c9..df5738b 100644
--- a/backends/bluez/bluez-persona-store.vala
+++ b/backends/bluez/bluez-persona-store.vala
@@ -566,8 +566,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
               throw new PersonaStoreError.STORE_OFFLINE (
                   /* Translators: the first parameter is the name of the failed
                    * transfer, and the second is a Bluetooth device alias. */
-                  _("Error during transfer of the address book ‘%s’ from " +
-                    "Bluetooth device ‘%s’."),
+                  _("Error during transfer of the address book ‘%s’ from Bluetooth device ‘%s’."),
                   transfer.name, this._display_name);
             }
           else
@@ -581,8 +580,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
               /* Translators: the first parameter is the name of the
                * failed transfer, the second is a Bluetooth device
                * alias, and the third is an error message. */
-              _("Error during transfer of the address book ‘%s’ from " +
-                "Bluetooth device ‘%s’: %s"),
+              _("Error during transfer of the address book ‘%s’ from Bluetooth device ‘%s’: %s"),
               transfer.name, this._display_name, e2.message);
         }
       finally
@@ -665,16 +663,14 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
                    * to the phone’s address book over Bluetooth, after accepting
                    * the pairing request. */
                   throw new PersonaStoreError.PERMISSION_DENIED (
-                      _("Permission to access the address book on Bluetooth " +
-                        "device ‘%s’ was denied by the user."),
+                      _("Permission to access the address book on Bluetooth device ‘%s’ was denied by the user."),
                       this._device.alias);
                 }
 
               throw new PersonaStoreError.STORE_OFFLINE (
                   /* Translators: the first parameter is a Bluetooth device
                    * alias, and the second is an error message. */
-                  _("An OBEX address book transfer from device ‘%s’ could " +
-                    "not be started: %s"),
+                  _("An OBEX address book transfer from device ‘%s’ could not be started: %s"),
                   this._device.alias, e1.message);
             }
 
@@ -694,8 +690,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
               throw new PersonaStoreError.STORE_OFFLINE (
                   /* Translators: the first parameter is a Bluetooth device
                    * alias, and the second is an error message. */
-                  _("The OBEX address book transfer from device ‘%s’ " +
-                    "failed: %s"),
+                  _("The OBEX address book transfer from device ‘%s’ failed: %s"),
                   this._device.alias, e2.message);
             }
 
@@ -712,8 +707,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
               throw new PersonaStoreError.STORE_OFFLINE (
                   /* Translators: the first parameter is a Bluetooth device
                    * alias, and the second is an error message. */
-                  _("Error during transfer of the address book from " +
-                    "Bluetooth device ‘%s’: %s"),
+                  _("Error during transfer of the address book from Bluetooth device ‘%s’: %s"),
                   this._display_name, e3.message);
             }
         }
@@ -764,8 +758,7 @@ public class Folks.Backends.BlueZ.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
                * Act as if the store has gone offline and mark preparation as
                * complete. */
               throw new PersonaStoreError.STORE_OFFLINE (
-                  _("Bluetooth device ‘%s’ disappeared during address book " +
-                    "transfer."), this._device.alias);
+                  _("Bluetooth device ‘%s’ disappeared during address book transfer."), this._device.alias);
             }
           finally
             {

