diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js b/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js
index c653bf627..79c2aae9d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/globalize.js
@@ -77,19 +77,18 @@
     update_description: function() {
       var count, description;
       count = App.Globalize.enabled_locales().length;
-      description = $(App.Globalize.language_description(count)).filter(".description").text();
+      description = App.Globalize.language_description(count);
 
-      $(".js-languages-description .description").text(description);
-      $(".js-languages-description .count").text(count);
+      $(".js-languages-description").text(description.replace("%{count}", count));
     },
     language_description: function(count) {
       switch (count) {
       case 0:
-        return $(".globalize-languages").data("zero-languages-description");
+        return $(".globalize-languages").data("languages-description").zero;
       case 1:
-        return $(".globalize-languages").data("one-languages-description");
+        return $(".globalize-languages").data("languages-description").one;
       default:
-        return $(".globalize-languages").data("other-languages-description");
+        return $(".globalize-languages").data("languages-description").other;
       }
     },
     initialize: function() {
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_common_globalize_locales.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_common_globalize_locales.html.erb
index 7eed43d55..a66bf4426 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_common_globalize_locales.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_common_globalize_locales.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <div class="row globalize-languages column padding-top <%= highlight_translation_html_class %>"
-     data-zero-languages-description="<%= t("shared.translations.languages_in_use", count: 0) %>"
-     data-one-languages-description="<%= t("shared.translations.languages_in_use", count: 1) %>"
-     data-other-languages-description="<%= t("shared.translations.languages_in_use", count: 2) %>">
+     data-languages-description="<%= t("shared.translations.languages_in_use").to_json %>">
   <div class="small-6 large-3 column">
     <span class="small">
       <strong class="js-languages-description"><%= selected_languages_description(resource) %></strong>
diff --git a/config/locales/en/general.yml b/config/locales/en/general.yml
index d93ef8c31..43337febb 100644
--- a/config/locales/en/general.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en/general.yml
@@ -788,9 +788,9 @@ en:
       remove_language: Remove language
       add_language: Add language
       languages_in_use:
-        zero: "<span class='count'>0</span> <span class='description'>languages in use</span>"
-        one: "<span class='count'>1</span> <span class='description'>language in use</span>"
-        other: "<span class='count'>%{count}</span> <span class='description'>languages in use</span>"
+        zero: "0 languages in use"
+        one: "1 language in use"
+        other: "%{count} languages in use"
   social:
     facebook: "%{org} Facebook"
     twitter: "%{org} Twitter"
diff --git a/config/locales/es/general.yml b/config/locales/es/general.yml
index b7ae03654..b4aa427d9 100644
--- a/config/locales/es/general.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es/general.yml
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ es:
       remove_language: Eliminar idioma
       add_language: Añadir idioma
       languages_in_use:
-        zero: "<span class='count'>0</span> <span class='description'>idiomas en uso</span>"
-        one: "<span class='count'>1</span> <span class='description'> idioma en uso</span>"
-        other: "<span class='count'>%{count}</span> <span class='description'>idiomas en uso</span>"
+        zero: "0 idiomas en uso"
+        one: "1 idioma en uso"
+        other: "%{count} idiomas en uso"
   social:
     facebook: "Facebook de %{org}"
     twitter: "Twitter de %{org}"