diff --git a/editor/locale/locale.js b/editor/locale/locale.js
index 0b2c105b..a8333582 100644
--- a/editor/locale/locale.js
+++ b/editor/locale/locale.js
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ var svgEditor = (function($, Editor) {
 			common = langData.common,
 			ui = langData.ui;
 		
-		Editor.uiStrings['layers'] = layers;
-
 		setStrings('content', {
 			copyrightLabel: misc.powered_by,
 			curve_segments: properties.curve_segments,
diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.js b/editor/svg-editor.js
index 2a4fed2a..074c8f3b 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.js
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.js
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
 					"key_del":"Del"
 	
 				},
+				// This is needed if the locale is English, since the locale strings are not read in that instance.
+				layers: {
+					"layer":"Layer"
+				},
 				notification: {
 					"invalidAttrValGiven":"Invalid value given",
 					"noContentToFitTo":"No content to fit to",