diff -u b/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
--- b/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -1596,45 +1596,21 @@
         $field_state['items_count'] = 1;
       }
 
-      // Check if this is an Entity Translation Source Form
-      if (module_exists('entity_translation') && isset($form['#entity_translation_source_form']) && $form['#entity_translation_source_form']) {
-        if (isset($items[$delta])) {
-          $field_collection_item = field_collection_field_get_entity($items[$delta], $field_name);
-          // This is the source form for a translation with field translation, therefore we must clone the field collection item
-          $new_entity = clone $field_collection_item;
-          $new_entity->item_id = NULL;
-          $new_entity->revision_id = NULL;
-          $new_entity->is_new = TRUE;
-          $field_state['entity'][$delta] = $new_entity;
-          $new_entity->setHostEntity($element['#entity_type'], $element['#entity'], 'de', FALSE);
-
-          $new_entity->check = 'delta_' . $delta;
-
-          $field_state['entity'][$delta] = $new_entity;
-          field_form_set_state($field_parents, $field_name, $language, $form_state, $field_state);
-          field_attach_form('field_collection_item', $new_entity, $element, $form_state, LANGUAGE_NONE);
-        }
+      if (isset($field_state['entity'][$delta])) {
+        $field_collection_item = $field_state['entity'][$delta];
       }
       else {
-        if (isset($field_state['entity'][$delta])) {
-          $field_collection_item = $field_state['entity'][$delta];
+        if (isset($items[$delta])) {
+          $field_collection_item = field_collection_field_get_entity($items[$delta], $field_name);
         }
-        else {
-          if (isset($items[$delta])) {
-            $field_collection_item = field_collection_field_get_entity($items[$delta], $field_name);
-          }
-          // Show an empty collection if we have no existing one or it does not
-          // load.
-          if (empty($field_collection_item)) {
-            $field_collection_item = entity_create('field_collection_item', array('field_name' => $field_name));
-          }
-
-          // Put our entity in the form state, so FAPI callbacks can access it.
-          $field_state['entity'][$delta] = $field_collection_item;
+        // Show an empty collection if we have no existing one or it does not
+        // load.
+        if (empty($field_collection_item)) {
+          $field_collection_item = entity_create('field_collection_item', array('field_name' => $field_name));
         }
 
-        field_form_set_state($field_parents, $field_name, $language, $form_state, $field_state);
-        field_attach_form('field_collection_item', $field_collection_item, $element, $form_state, LANGUAGE_NONE);
+        // Put our entity in the form state, so FAPI callbacks can access it.
+        $field_state['entity'][$delta] = $field_collection_item;
       }
 
       // Register a child entity translation handler to properly deal with the
diff -u b/includes/translation.handler.field_collection_item.inc b/includes/translation.handler.field_collection_item.inc
--- b/includes/translation.handler.field_collection_item.inc
+++ b/includes/translation.handler.field_collection_item.inc
@@ -56,2 +56,19 @@
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function updateTranslations() {
+    $langcode = $this->getLanguage();
+
+    // Only create a translation on edit if the translation set is empty:
+    // the entity might have been created with language set to "language
+    // neutral".
+    if (empty($this->getTranslations()->data)) {
+      $this->initTranslations();
+    }
+    elseif (!empty($langcode)) {
+      //$this->setOriginalLanguage($langcode);
+    }
+  }
+
 }