diff --git a/res/core/de/strings.xml b/res/core/de/strings.xml
index 26e8cc862..5dc649aa1 100644
--- a/res/core/de/strings.xml
+++ b/res/core/de/strings.xml
@@ -6570,15 +6570,6 @@
     </string>
   </namespace>
 
-  <string name="nr_tree">
-    <text locale="de">Baum</text>
-    <text locale="en">tree</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="nr_tree_p">
-    <text locale="de">Bäume</text>
-    <text locale="en">trees</text>
-  </string>
-
   <string name="nr_mallorntree">
     <text locale="de">Mallornbaum</text>
     <text locale="en">mallorn tree</text>
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index cf00abbc3..6af46ba07 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -987,10 +987,10 @@ static void describe(struct stream *out, const region * r, faction * f)
                 }
             }
             else if (trees == 1) {
-                bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "nr_tree"), size);
+                bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "tree"), size);
             }
             else {
-                bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "nr_tree_p"), size);
+                bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, LOC(f->locale, "tree_p"), size);
             }
             if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
                 WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();