diff --git a/contrib/android/make_apk.sh b/contrib/android/make_apk.sh
index 72b6bc4dc..5d7348c8a 100755
--- a/contrib/android/make_apk.sh
+++ b/contrib/android/make_apk.sh
@@ -22,16 +22,9 @@ fi
 # update locale
 info "preparing electrum-locale."
 (
-    cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-    git submodule update --init
-
-    LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/"
-    cd "$LOCALE"
-    git clean -ffxd
-    git reset --hard
-    "$CONTRIB/build_locale.sh" "$LOCALE/locale" "$LOCALE/locale"
+    "$CONTRIB/build_cleanlocale.sh"
     # we want the binary to have only compiled (.mo) locale files; not source (.po) files
-    rm -r locale/*/electrum.po
+    rm -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/locale"/*/electrum.po
 )
 
 pushd "$CONTRIB_ANDROID"
diff --git a/contrib/build-linux/appimage/make_appimage.sh b/contrib/build-linux/appimage/make_appimage.sh
index e302ca38c..540e363e8 100755
--- a/contrib/build-linux/appimage/make_appimage.sh
+++ b/contrib/build-linux/appimage/make_appimage.sh
@@ -136,16 +136,9 @@ break_legacy_easy_install
 
 info "preparing electrum-locale."
 (
-    cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-    git submodule update --init
-
-    LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/"
-    cd "$LOCALE"
-    git clean -ffxd
-    git reset --hard
-    "$CONTRIB/build_locale.sh" "$LOCALE/locale" "$LOCALE/locale"
+    "$CONTRIB/build_cleanlocale.sh"
     # we want the binary to have only compiled (.mo) locale files; not source (.po) files
-    rm -r locale/*/electrum.po
+    rm -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/locale"/*/electrum.po
 )
 
 
diff --git a/contrib/build-linux/sdist/make_sdist.sh b/contrib/build-linux/sdist/make_sdist.sh
index 9c2469747..0bde8ba00 100755
--- a/contrib/build-linux/sdist/make_sdist.sh
+++ b/contrib/build-linux/sdist/make_sdist.sh
@@ -26,18 +26,12 @@ fi
 
 info "preparing electrum-locale."
 (
-    cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-    git submodule update --init
-
-    LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/"
-    cd "$LOCALE"
-    git clean -ffxd
-    git reset --hard
+    "$CONTRIB/build_cleanlocale.sh"
     # By default, include both source (.po) and compiled (.mo) locale files in the source dist.
     # Set option OMIT_UNCLEAN_FILES=1 to exclude the compiled locale files
     # see https://askubuntu.com/a/144139 (also see MANIFEST.in)
-    if ([ "$OMIT_UNCLEAN_FILES" != 1 ]); then
-        "$CONTRIB/build_locale.sh" "$LOCALE/locale" "$LOCALE/locale"
+    if ([ "$OMIT_UNCLEAN_FILES" = 1 ]); then
+        rm -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/locale"/*/LC_MESSAGES/electrum.mo
     fi
 )
 
diff --git a/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh b/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
index 449eb17bf..a65e6fa9d 100755
--- a/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
+++ b/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
@@ -18,16 +18,9 @@ info "Last commit: $VERSION"
 
 info "preparing electrum-locale."
 (
-    cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-    git submodule update --init
-
-    LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/"
-    cd "$LOCALE"
-    git clean -ffxd
-    git reset --hard
-    "$CONTRIB/build_locale.sh" "$LOCALE/locale" "$LOCALE/locale"
+    "$CONTRIB/build_cleanlocale.sh"
     # we want the binary to have only compiled (.mo) locale files; not source (.po) files
-    rm -r locale/*/electrum.po
+    rm -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/locale"/*/electrum.po
 )
 
 find -exec touch -h -d '2000-11-11T11:11:11+00:00' {} +
diff --git a/contrib/build_cleanlocale.sh b/contrib/build_cleanlocale.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..00d57a545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/build_cleanlocale.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+CONTRIB="$(dirname "$(readlink -e "$0")")"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$CONTRIB"/..
+
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+git submodule update --init
+
+LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/"
+cd "$LOCALE"
+git clean -ffxd
+git reset --hard
+"$CONTRIB/build_locale.sh" "$LOCALE/locale" "$LOCALE/locale"
diff --git a/contrib/osx/make_osx.sh b/contrib/osx/make_osx.sh
index 68e50831e..25edc53a8 100755
--- a/contrib/osx/make_osx.sh
+++ b/contrib/osx/make_osx.sh
@@ -128,23 +128,15 @@ pyinstaller --version
 
 rm -rf ./dist
 
-if ! which msgfmt > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    brew install gettext
-    brew link --force gettext
-fi
-
 info "preparing electrum-locale."
 (
-    cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-    git submodule update --init
-
-    LOCALE="$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/"
-    cd "$LOCALE"
-    git clean -ffxd
-    git reset --hard
-    "$CONTRIB/build_locale.sh" "$LOCALE/locale" "$LOCALE/locale"
+    if ! which msgfmt > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        brew install gettext
+        brew link --force gettext
+    fi
+    "$CONTRIB/build_cleanlocale.sh"
     # we want the binary to have only compiled (.mo) locale files; not source (.po) files
-    rm -r locale/*/electrum.po
+    rm -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/electrum/locale/locale"/*/electrum.po
 ) || fail "failed generating locale"