diff --git a/metatag.module b/metatag.module
index cc5d0e8..53ea585 100644
--- a/metatag.module
+++ b/metatag.module
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ function metatag_translate($name, $string, $langcode = NULL, $update = FALSE) {
       'langcode' => $langcode,
       'update' => $update,
     );
-    return i18n_string_translate($name, $string, $options);
+    return i18n_string($name, $string, $options);
   }
   else {
     return $string;