diff --git a/core/text/i18n/gettext.odin b/core/text/i18n/gettext.odin
index a29fdc003..4aa86a35d 100644
--- a/core/text/i18n/gettext.odin
+++ b/core/text/i18n/gettext.odin
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ package i18n
 	List of contributors:
 		Jeroen van Rijn: Initial implementation.
 */
-import "core:os"
 import "core:strings"
 import "core:bytes"
 
@@ -28,22 +27,17 @@ parse_mo_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTIONS, plur
 		return {}, .MO_File_Invalid
 	}
 
-	/*
-		Check magic. Should be 0x950412de in native Endianness.
-	*/
+	// Check magic. Should be 0x950412de in native Endianness.
 	native := true
 	magic  := read_u32(data, native) or_return
 
 	if magic != 0x950412de {
 		native = false
-		magic = read_u32(data, native) or_return
-
+		magic  = read_u32(data, native) or_return
 		if magic != 0x950412de { return {}, .MO_File_Invalid_Signature }
 	}
 
-	/*
-		We can ignore version_minor at offset 6.
-	*/
+	// We can ignore version_minor at offset 6.
 	version_major := read_u16(data[4:]) or_return
 	if version_major > 1 { return {}, .MO_File_Unsupported_Version }
 
@@ -53,17 +47,13 @@ parse_mo_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTIONS, plur
 
 	if count == 0 { return {}, .Empty_Translation_Catalog }
 
-	/*
-		Initalize Translation, interner and optional pluralizer.
-	*/
+	// Initalize Translation, interner and optional pluralizer.
 	translation = new(Translation)
 	translation.pluralize = pluralizer
 	strings.intern_init(&translation.intern, allocator, allocator)
 
 	for n := u32(0); n < count; n += 1 {
-		/*
-			Grab string's original length and offset.
-		*/
+		// Grab string's original length and offset.
 		offset := original_offset + 8 * n
 		if len(data) < int(offset + 8) { return translation, .MO_File_Invalid }
 
@@ -82,9 +72,7 @@ parse_mo_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTIONS, plur
 		key_data := data[o_offset:][:o_length]
 		val_data := data[t_offset:][:t_length]
 
-		/*
-			Could be a pluralized string.
-		*/
+		// Could be a pluralized string.
 		zero := []byte{0}
 		keys := bytes.split(key_data, zero); defer delete(keys)
 		vals := bytes.split(val_data, zero); defer delete(vals)
@@ -138,21 +126,14 @@ parse_mo_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTIONS, plur
 }
 
 parse_mo_file :: proc(filename: string, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTIONS, pluralizer: proc(int) -> int = nil, allocator := context.allocator) -> (translation: ^Translation, err: Error) {
-	context.allocator = allocator
-
-	data, data_ok := os.read_entire_file(filename)
+	data := read_file(filename, allocator) or_return
 	defer delete(data)
-
-	if !data_ok { return {}, .File_Error }
-
 	return parse_mo_from_bytes(data, options, pluralizer, allocator)
 }
 
 parse_mo :: proc { parse_mo_file, parse_mo_from_bytes }
 
-/*
-	Helpers.
-*/
+@(private)
 read_u32 :: proc(data: []u8, native_endian := true) -> (res: u32, err: Error) {
 	if len(data) < size_of(u32) { return 0, .Premature_EOF }
 
@@ -169,6 +150,7 @@ read_u32 :: proc(data: []u8, native_endian := true) -> (res: u32, err: Error) {
 	}
 }
 
+@(private)
 read_u16 :: proc(data: []u8, native_endian := true) -> (res: u16, err: Error) {
 	if len(data) < size_of(u16) { return 0, .Premature_EOF }
 
diff --git a/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin b/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin
index b978bffc4..8b107a8cd 100644
--- a/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin
+++ b/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ package i18n
 	List of contributors:
 		Jeroen van Rijn: Initial implementation.
 */
-import "core:strings"
+import    "base:runtime"
+import os "core:os/os2"
+import    "core:strings"
 
 // Currently active catalog.
 ACTIVE: ^Translation
@@ -229,4 +231,13 @@ destroy :: proc(catalog: ^Translation = ACTIVE, allocator := context.allocator)
 	delete(catalog.k_v)
 	strings.intern_destroy(&catalog.intern)
 	free(catalog)
+}
+
+@(private)
+read_file :: proc(filename: string, allocator: runtime.Allocator) -> (data: []u8, err: Error) {
+	file_data, file_err := os.read_entire_file(filename, allocator)
+	if file_err != nil {
+		return {}, .File_Error
+	}
+	return file_data, nil
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin b/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin
index 2fc5efe7b..78fe2712d 100644
--- a/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin
+++ b/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ package i18n
 	List of contributors:
 		Jeroen van Rijn: Initial implementation.
 */
-import "core:os"
 import "core:encoding/xml"
 import "core:strings"
 
@@ -56,9 +55,7 @@ parse_qt_linguist_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTI
 		return nil, .TS_File_Parse_Error
 	}
 
-	/*
-		Initalize Translation, interner and optional pluralizer.
-	*/
+	// Initalize Translation, interner and optional pluralizer.
 	translation = new(Translation)
 	translation.pluralize = pluralizer
 	strings.intern_init(&translation.intern, allocator, allocator)
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ parse_qt_linguist_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTI
 		child_id := get_id(value) or_return
 
 		// These should be <context>s.
-
 		if ts.elements[child_id].ident != "context" {
 			return translation, .TS_File_Expected_Context
 		}
@@ -159,11 +155,7 @@ parse_qt_linguist_from_bytes :: proc(data: []byte, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTI
 }
 
 parse_qt_linguist_file :: proc(filename: string, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTIONS, pluralizer: proc(int) -> int = nil, allocator := context.allocator) -> (translation: ^Translation, err: Error) {
-	context.allocator = allocator
-
-	data, data_ok := os.read_entire_file(filename)
-	if !data_ok { return {}, .File_Error }
-
+	data := read_file(filename, allocator) or_return
 	return parse_qt_linguist_from_bytes(data, options, pluralizer, allocator)
 }