diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/po.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/po.vim
index b4527286..fada4711 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/po.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/po.vim
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#po#stats()
     endif
     try
       let b:airline_po_stats = '['. split(airline_po_stats, '\n')[0]. ']'
+      let b:airline_po_stats = substitute(b:airline_po_stats, ' \(message\|translation\)s*\.*', '', 'g')
     catch
       let b:airline_po_stats = ''
     endtry