diff --git a/field_collection.entity.inc b/field_collection.entity.inc
index 33308dd..f555198 100644
--- a/field_collection.entity.inc
+++ b/field_collection.entity.inc
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
     // Copy the values of translatable fields for a new field collection item.
     if (field_collection_item_is_translatable() && !empty($this->is_new) && $this->langcode == LANGUAGE_NONE) {
       $this->copyTranslations();
-
     }
 
     // Only save directly if we are told to skip saving the host entity. Else,
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
     }
     $source_language = isset($source_language) ? $source_language : $host_et_handler->getLanguage();
     $target_languages = array_diff($host_languages, array($source_language));
-    $et_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($this->entityType(), $this);
     $fields = array_keys(field_info_instances('field_collection_item', $this->field_name));
 
     foreach ($fields as $translatable_field) {
diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index 2455913..cfce84b 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ function field_collection_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $insta
       field_attach_form('field_collection_item', $field_collection_item, $element, $form_state, $entity_langcode);
 
       // Make sure subfields get translatable clues (like 'all languages')
-      if (field_collection_item_is_translatable()) {
+      if (field_collection_item_is_translatable() && variable_get('entity_translation_shared_labels', TRUE)) {
         foreach (element_children($element) as $key) {
           $element[$key]['#process'][] = 'entity_translation_element_translatability_clue';
         }