diff --git a/SpecialCite.php b/SpecialCite.php
index 2d6ba0bc..401da9e4 100644
--- a/SpecialCite.php
+++ b/SpecialCite.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function wfSpecialCite() {
 	}
 
 	class CiteOutput {
-		var $mTitle, $mArticle, $mMsg, $mParserOptions;
+		var $mTitle, $mArticle, $mParserOptions;
 		var $mParser;
 
 		function CiteOutput( $title, $article ) {
@@ -141,20 +141,11 @@ function wfSpecialCite() {
 
 			$wgHooks['ParserGetVariableValueTs'][] = array( $this, 'timestamp' );
 
-			$this->genMessage();
-			$ret = $wgParser->parse( $this->mMsg, &$this->mTitle, $this->mParserOptions );
+			$msg = wfMsgForContentNoTrans( 'cite_text' );
+			$ret = $wgParser->parse( $msg, &$this->mTitle, $this->mParserOptions );
 			$wgOut->addHtml( $ret->getText() );
 		}
 
-		function genMessage() {
-			global $wgMessageCache;
-			
-			$setting = $wgMessageCache->mDisableTransform;
-			$wgMessageCache->disableTransform();
-			$this->mMsg = $wgMessageCache->get( 'cite_text', true, true );
-			$wgMessageCache->mDisableTransform = $setting;
-		}
-
 		function genParserOptions() {
 			$this->mParserOptions = ParserOptions::newFromUser( $wgUser );
 			$this->mParserOptions->setDateFormat( MW_DATE_DEFAULT );