diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 920c27da946..148626ae26c 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -842,11 +842,11 @@ class orm_template(object):
                     if not trans and ('base_model_name' in context):
                         trans = tools.translate(cr, context['base_model_name'], 'view', context['lang'], node.getAttribute('string').encode('utf8'))
                     if trans:
-                        node.setAttribute('string', trans.decode('utf8'))
+                        node.setAttribute('string', trans)
                 if node.hasAttribute('sum') and node.getAttribute('sum'):
                     trans = tools.translate(cr, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.getAttribute('sum').encode('utf8'))
                     if trans:
-                        node.setAttribute('sum', trans.decode('utf8'))
+                        node.setAttribute('sum', trans)
 
         if childs:
             for f in node.childNodes:
diff --git a/bin/wizard/__init__.py b/bin/wizard/__init__.py
index 72be97b3958..fcacf67a476 100644
--- a/bin/wizard/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/wizard/__init__.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class interface(netsvc.Service):
             if node.hasAttribute('string') and node.getAttribute('string'):
                 trans = translate(cr, self.wiz_name+','+state, 'wizard_view', lang, node.getAttribute('string').encode('utf8'))
                 if trans:
-                    node.setAttribute('string', trans.decode('utf8'))
+                    node.setAttribute('string', trans)
         for n in node.childNodes:
             self.translate_view(cr, n, state, lang)