diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessagesListHeader.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessagesListHeader.tsx
index ab9ec16e4d..6c3bbf2161 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/MessagesListHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessagesListHeader.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function HeaderReady({
 
   const isDeletedAccount = profile?.handle === 'missing.invalid'
   const displayName = isDeletedAccount
-    ? 'Deleted Account'
+    ? _(msg`Deleted Account`)
     : sanitizeDisplayName(
         profile.displayName || profile.handle,
         moderation.ui('displayName'),
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
index bb9c1cd4cb..6b8deea30e 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function ChatListItemReady({
 
   const isDeletedAccount = profile.handle === 'missing.invalid'
   const displayName = isDeletedAccount
-    ? 'Deleted Account'
+    ? _(msg`Deleted Account`)
     : sanitizeDisplayName(
         profile.displayName || profile.handle,
         moderation.ui('displayName'),