diff --git a/extensions/simple-browser/package.json b/extensions/simple-browser/package.json
index bcd83d483d3..bfb949031f9 100644
--- a/extensions/simple-browser/package.json
+++ b/extensions/simple-browser/package.json
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
     "watch-web": "npx webpack-cli --config extension-browser.webpack.config --mode none --watch --info-verbosity verbose"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vscode/extension-telemetry": "0.6.2",
-    "vscode-nls": "^5.2.0"
+    "@vscode/extension-telemetry": "0.6.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/vscode-webview": "^1.57.0",
diff --git a/extensions/simple-browser/src/extension.ts b/extensions/simple-browser/src/extension.ts
index 6d3ded5131b..576029578f2 100644
--- a/extensions/simple-browser/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/simple-browser/src/extension.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import { SimpleBrowserManager } from './simpleBrowserManager';
 import { SimpleBrowserView } from './simpleBrowserView';
 
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ declare class URL {
 	hostname: string;
 }
 
-const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
-
 const openApiCommand = 'simpleBrowser.api.open';
 const showCommand = 'simpleBrowser.show';
 
@@ -48,8 +45,8 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand(showCommand, async (url?: string) => {
 		if (!url) {
 			url = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
-				placeHolder: localize('simpleBrowser.show.placeholder', "https://example.com"),
-				prompt: localize('simpleBrowser.show.prompt', "Enter url to visit")
+				placeHolder: vscode.l10n.t("https://example.com"),
+				prompt: vscode.l10n.t("Enter url to visit")
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 		}
 	}, {
 		schemes: ['http', 'https'],
-		label: localize('openTitle', "Open in simple browser"),
+		label: vscode.l10n.t("Open in simple browser"),
 	}));
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/simple-browser/src/simpleBrowserView.ts b/extensions/simple-browser/src/simpleBrowserView.ts
index c5d8a68184e..ca1953be725 100644
--- a/extensions/simple-browser/src/simpleBrowserView.ts
+++ b/extensions/simple-browser/src/simpleBrowserView.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import { Disposable } from './dispose';
 
-const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 export interface ShowOptions {
 	readonly preserveFocus?: boolean;
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ export interface ShowOptions {
 export class SimpleBrowserView extends Disposable {
 
 	public static readonly viewType = 'simpleBrowser.view';
-	private static readonly title = localize('view.title', "Simple Browser");
+	private static readonly title = vscode.l10n.t("Simple Browser");
 
 	private readonly _webviewPanel: vscode.WebviewPanel;
 
@@ -134,15 +132,15 @@ export class SimpleBrowserView extends Disposable {
 				<header class="header">
 					<nav class="controls">
 						<button
-							title="${localize('control.back.title', "Back")}"
+							title="${vscode.l10n.t("Back")}"
 							class="back-button icon"><i class="codicon codicon-arrow-left"></i></button>
 
 						<button
-							title="${localize('control.forward.title', "Forward")}"
+							title="${vscode.l10n.t("Forward")}"
 							class="forward-button icon"><i class="codicon codicon-arrow-right"></i></button>
 
 						<button
-							title="${localize('control.reload.title', "Reload")}"
+							title="${vscode.l10n.t("Reload")}"
 							class="reload-button icon"><i class="codicon codicon-refresh"></i></button>
 					</nav>
 
@@ -150,12 +148,12 @@ export class SimpleBrowserView extends Disposable {
 
 					<nav class="controls">
 						<button
-							title="${localize('control.openExternal.title', "Open in browser")}"
+							title="${vscode.l10n.t("Open in browser")}"
 							class="open-external-button icon"><i class="codicon codicon-link-external"></i></button>
 					</nav>
 				</header>
 				<div class="content">
-					<div class="iframe-focused-alert">${localize('view.iframe-focused', "Focus Lock")}</div>
+					<div class="iframe-focused-alert">${vscode.l10n.t("Focus Lock")}</div>
 					<iframe sandbox="allow-scripts allow-forms allow-same-origin"></iframe>
 				</div>
 
diff --git a/extensions/simple-browser/yarn.lock b/extensions/simple-browser/yarn.lock
index 97902582dea..ee9f4895bed 100644
--- a/extensions/simple-browser/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/simple-browser/yarn.lock
@@ -55,8 +55,3 @@ vscode-codicons@^0.0.14:
   version "0.0.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-codicons/-/vscode-codicons-0.0.14.tgz#e0d05418e2e195564ff6f6a2199d70415911c18f"
   integrity sha512-6CEH5KT9ct5WMw7n5dlX7rB8ya4CUI2FSq1Wk36XaW+c5RglFtAanUV0T+gvZVVFhl/WxfjTvFHq06Hz9c1SLA==
-
-vscode-nls@^5.2.0:
-  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==