diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8649c44..0f145ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         "fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
         "glob": "^10.0.0",
         "jest": "^29.0.0",
-        "matrix-web-i18n": "^1.3.0",
+        "matrix-web-i18n": "^2.0.0",
         "mkdirp": "^3.0.0",
         "node-pre-gyp": "^0.17.0",
         "pacote": "^15.0.0",
diff --git a/scripts/copy-res.ts b/scripts/copy-res.ts
index 913e9cf..67af7ab 100755
--- a/scripts/copy-res.ts
+++ b/scripts/copy-res.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ fs.mkdirSync("lib/i18n/strings", { recursive: true });
 type Translations = Record<string, Record<string, string> | string>;
 
 function genLangFile(file: string, dest: string): void {
-    const inTrs: Record<string, string> = {};
+    const translations: Translations = {};
     [file].forEach(function (f) {
         if (fs.existsSync(f)) {
             try {
-                Object.assign(inTrs, JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(f).toString()));
+                Object.assign(translations, JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(f).toString()));
             } catch (e) {
                 console.error("Failed: " + f, e);
                 throw e;
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ function genLangFile(file: string, dest: string): void {
         }
     });
 
-    const translations = weblateToCounterpart(inTrs);
     const json = JSON.stringify(translations, null, 4);
     const filename = path.basename(file);
 
@@ -50,46 +49,6 @@ function genLangFile(file: string, dest: string): void {
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * Convert translation key from weblate format
- * (which only supports a single level) to counterpart
- * which requires object values for 'count' translations.
- *
- * eg.
- *     "there are %(count)s badgers|one": "a badger",
- *     "there are %(count)s badgers|other": "%(count)s badgers"
- *   becomes
- *     "there are %(count)s badgers": {
- *         "one": "a badger",
- *         "other": "%(count)s badgers"
- *     }
- */
-function weblateToCounterpart(inTrs: Record<string, string>): Translations {
-    const outTrs: Translations = {};
-
-    for (const key of Object.keys(inTrs)) {
-        const keyParts = key.split("|", 2);
-        if (keyParts.length === 2) {
-            let obj = outTrs[keyParts[0]];
-            if (obj === undefined) {
-                obj = outTrs[keyParts[0]] = {};
-            } else if (typeof obj === "string") {
-                // This is a transitional edge case if a string went from singular to pluralised and both still remain
-                // in the translation json file. Use the singular translation as `other` and merge pluralisation atop.
-                obj = outTrs[keyParts[0]] = {
-                    other: inTrs[key],
-                };
-                console.warn("Found entry in i18n file in both singular and pluralised form", keyParts[0]);
-            }
-            obj[keyParts[1]] = inTrs[key];
-        } else {
-            outTrs[key] = inTrs[key];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return outTrs;
-}
-
 /*
  watch the input files for a given language,
  regenerate the file, and regenerating languages.json with the new filename
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/basefile.json b/src/i18n/strings/basefile.json
index 9e26dfe..0967ef4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/basefile.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/basefile.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
+{}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9a842bd..4ccc3db 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5564,10 +5564,10 @@ matcher@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     escape-string-regexp "^4.0.0"
 
-matrix-web-i18n@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-web-i18n/-/matrix-web-i18n-1.4.0.tgz#f383a3ebc29d3fd6eb137d38cc4c3198771cc073"
-  integrity sha512-+NP2h4zdft+2H/6oFQ0i2PBm00Ei6HpUHke8rklgpe/yCABBG5Q7gIQdZoxazi0DXWWtcvvIfgamPZmkg6oRwA==
+matrix-web-i18n@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-web-i18n/-/matrix-web-i18n-2.0.0.tgz#fe43c9e4061410cef4b8663527ee692296ce023b"
+  integrity sha512-bMn4MsWKnzzfQPVAfgmlMXa1rqVS1kUuTQ//d+Zsze2hGX8pTB1y3qFLYhkgAgVcx89FxiVL7Kw9dUzllvwgOg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/parser" "^7.18.5"
     "@babel/traverse" "^7.18.5"