diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/package.json b/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/package.json
index a226de6c552..5c88971877d 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/package.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/package.json
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     "out/**/*.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
+    "@vscode/l10n": "^0.0.10",
     "vscode-languageserver": "^8.0.2",
     "vscode-languageserver-textdocument": "^1.0.5",
     "vscode-languageserver-types": "^3.17.1",
     "vscode-markdown-languageservice": "^0.2.0",
-    "vscode-nls": "^5.2.0",
     "vscode-uri": "^3.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/src/server.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/src/server.ts
index a9dbfe940f3..3711832b1b6 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/src/server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { CancellationToken, Connection, InitializeParams, InitializeResult, Note
 import { TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
 import * as lsp from 'vscode-languageserver-types';
 import * as md from 'vscode-markdown-languageservice';
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import { URI } from 'vscode-uri';
 import { getLsConfiguration, LsConfiguration } from './config';
 import { ConfigurationManager } from './configuration';
@@ -16,8 +15,7 @@ import { LogFunctionLogger } from './logging';
 import * as protocol from './protocol';
 import { IDisposable } from './util/dispose';
 import { VsCodeClientWorkspace } from './workspace';
-
-const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
+import * as l10n from '@vscode/l10n';
 
 interface MdServerInitializationOptions extends LsConfiguration { }
 
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ export async function startServer(connection: Connection, serverConfig: {
 
 		if (params.context.only?.some(kind => kind === 'source' || kind.startsWith('source.'))) {
 			const action: lsp.CodeAction = {
-				title: localize('organizeLinkDefAction.title', "Organize link definitions"),
+				title: l10n.t("Organize link definitions"),
 				kind: organizeLinkDefKind,
 				data: <OrganizeLinkActionData>{ uri: document.uri }
 			};
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/yarn.lock b/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/yarn.lock
index 11e2e969f7e..fd29d323881 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/yarn.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-16.11.59.tgz#823f238b9063ccc3b3b7f13186f143a57926c4f6"
   integrity sha512-6u+36Dj3aDzhfBVUf/mfmc92OEdzQ2kx2jcXGdigfl70E/neV21ZHE6UCz4MDzTRcVqGAM27fk+DLXvyDsn3Jw==
 
+"@vscode/l10n@^0.0.10":
+  version "0.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vscode/l10n/-/l10n-0.0.10.tgz#9c513107c690c0dd16e3ec61e453743de15ebdb0"
+  integrity sha512-E1OCmDcDWa0Ya7vtSjp/XfHFGqYJfh+YPC1RkATU71fTac+j1JjCcB3qwSzmlKAighx2WxhLlfhS0RwAN++PFQ==
+
 picomatch@^2.3.1:
   version "2.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.1.tgz#3ba3833733646d9d3e4995946c1365a67fb07a42"
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ vscode-markdown-languageservice@^0.2.0:
     vscode-nls "^5.0.1"
     vscode-uri "^3.0.3"
 
-vscode-nls@^5.0.1, vscode-nls@^5.2.0:
+vscode-nls@^5.0.1:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-5.2.0.tgz#3cb6893dd9bd695244d8a024bdf746eea665cc3f"
   integrity sha512-RAaHx7B14ZU04EU31pT+rKz2/zSl7xMsfIZuo8pd+KZO6PXtQmpevpq3vxvWNcrGbdmhM/rr5Uw5Mz+NBfhVng==