diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/hover.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/hover.ts
index a717e088a3f..362826513bc 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/hover.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/hover.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import type * as Proto from '../protocol';
-import { localize } from '../tsServer/versionProvider';
 import { ClientCapability, ITypeScriptServiceClient, ServerType } from '../typescriptService';
 import { conditionalRegistration, requireSomeCapability } from '../utils/dependentRegistration';
 import { DocumentSelector } from '../utils/documentSelector';
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { markdownDocumentation } from '../utils/previewer';
 import * as typeConverters from '../utils/typeConverters';
 import FileConfigurationManager from './fileConfigurationManager';
 
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
+
 
 class TypeScriptHoverProvider implements vscode.HoverProvider {
 
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.electron.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.electron.ts
index 6355e5b60c4..ad4f9b9dfe6 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.electron.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.electron.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import API from '../utils/api';
 import { TypeScriptServiceConfiguration } from '../utils/configuration';
 import { RelativeWorkspacePathResolver } from '../utils/relativePathResolver';
-import { ITypeScriptVersionProvider, localize, TypeScriptVersion, TypeScriptVersionSource } from './versionProvider';
+import { ITypeScriptVersionProvider, TypeScriptVersion, TypeScriptVersionSource } from './versionProvider';
+
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 export class DiskTypeScriptVersionProvider implements ITypeScriptVersionProvider {
 
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.ts
index 43f16c7c19d..89fd07d8c1b 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/tsServer/versionProvider.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import API from '../utils/api';
 import { TypeScriptServiceConfiguration } from '../utils/configuration';
 
-export const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 export const enum TypeScriptVersionSource {
 	Bundled = 'bundled',
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/logLevelMonitor.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/logLevelMonitor.ts
index 0744a64863e..92a48be4cfd 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/logLevelMonitor.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/logLevelMonitor.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import { localize } from '../tsServer/versionProvider';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import { TsServerLogLevel } from './configuration';
 import { Disposable } from './dispose';
 
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
+
 export class LogLevelMonitor extends Disposable {
 
 	private static readonly logLevelConfigKey = 'typescript.tsserver.log';