diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx
index ece506feba..9f10838ef8 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ let PostMenuItems = ({
   const openLink = useOpenLink()
   const {clearTranslation, translate, translationState} = useTranslate({
     key: post.uri,
+    forceGoogleTranslate,
   })
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const {mutedWordsDialogControl} = useGlobalDialogsControlContext()
@@ -261,7 +262,6 @@ let PostMenuItems = ({
     void translate({
       text: record.text,
       targetLangCode: langPrefs.primaryLanguage,
-      forceGoogleTranslate,
     })
 
     if (
diff --git a/src/lib/translation/context.ts b/src/lib/translation/context.ts
index b897f99fa4..423efc4f1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/context.ts
+++ b/src/lib/translation/context.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const Context = createContext<{
   translate: (
     parameters: TranslationFunctionParams & {
       key: string
+      forceGoogleTranslate: boolean
     },
   ) => Promise<void>
   clearTranslation: (key: string) => void
diff --git a/src/lib/translation/index.tsx b/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
index 0f54a5b14e..88e46bee50 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ async function attemptTranslation(
  *
  * Web uses index.web.ts which always opens Google Translate.
  */
-export function useTranslate({key}: {key: string}) {
+export function useTranslate({
+  key,
+  forceGoogleTranslate = false,
+}: {
+  key: string
+  forceGoogleTranslate?: boolean
+}) {
   const context = useContext(Context)
   if (!context) {
     throw new Error(
@@ -94,14 +100,14 @@ export function useTranslate({key}: {key: string}) {
 
   const translate = useCallback(
     async (params: TranslationFunctionParams) => {
-      return context.translate({...params, key})
+      return context.translate({...params, key, forceGoogleTranslate})
     },
-    [key, context],
+    [context, forceGoogleTranslate, key],
   )
 
   const clearTranslation = useCallback(
     () => context.clearTranslation(key),
-    [key, context],
+    [context, key],
   )
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/lib/translation/index.web.tsx b/src/lib/translation/index.web.tsx
index fbcb4e9f55..8f913a14e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/translation/index.web.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {useCallback, useContext, useMemo} from 'react'
 import {useGoogleTranslate} from '#/lib/hooks/useGoogleTranslate'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {Context} from './context'
-import {type TranslationState} from './types'
+import {type TranslationFunctionParams, type TranslationState} from './types'
 
 const translationState: Record<string, TranslationState> = {}
 const acquireTranslation = (_key: string) => {
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ const clearTranslation = (_key: string) => {}
 /**
  * Web always opens Google Translate.
  */
-export function useTranslate(key: string) {
+export function useTranslate({
+  key,
+}: {
+  key: string
+  forceGoogleTranslate?: boolean
+}) {
   const context = useContext(Context)
   if (!context) {
     throw new Error(
@@ -24,42 +29,23 @@ export function useTranslate(key: string) {
 
   // Always call hooks in consistent order
   const translate = useCallback(
-    async (params: {
-      text: string
-      targetLangCode: string
-      sourceLangCode?: string
-    }) => {
-      if (!key) {
-        throw new Error(
-          'translate requires a key. Either pass key to useTranslate() or use context.translate() with key parameter',
-        )
-      }
-      return context.translate({...params, key})
+    async (params: TranslationFunctionParams) => {
+      return context.translate({...params, key, forceGoogleTranslate: true})
     },
     [key, context],
   )
 
   const clearTranslation = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!key) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'clearTranslation requires a key. Either pass key to useTranslate() or use context.clearTranslation() with key parameter',
-      )
-    }
     return context.clearTranslation(key)
   }, [key, context])
 
-  // If a key is provided, return wrapped versions that automatically use the key
-  if (key) {
-    return {
-      translationState: context.translationState[key] ?? {
-        status: 'idle' as const,
-      },
-      translate,
-      clearTranslation,
-    }
+  return {
+    translationState: context.translationState[key] ?? {
+      status: 'idle' as const,
+    },
+    translate,
+    clearTranslation,
   }
-
-  return context
 }
 
 export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
diff --git a/src/lib/translation/types.ts b/src/lib/translation/types.ts
index ced23e1981..23eb73ba1e 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/translation/types.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ export type TranslationFunctionParams = {
    * The source language of the text. Will auto-detect if not provided.
    */
   sourceLangCode?: string
-  /**
-   * Whether to force the use of Google Translate. Default is false.
-   */
-  forceGoogleTranslate?: boolean
 }
 
 export type TranslationFunction = (