diff --git a/src/components/exporter/exporter.js b/src/components/exporter/exporter.js
index 51912ac3ef..fc75372e35 100644
--- a/src/components/exporter/exporter.js
+++ b/src/components/exporter/exporter.js
@@ -15,18 +15,8 @@ const Exporter = {
       type: String,
       default: 'export.csv'
     },
-    exportButtonLabel: {
-      type: String,
-      default () {
-        return this.$t('exporter.export')
-      }
-    },
-    processingMessage: {
-      type: String,
-      default () {
-        return this.$t('exporter.processing')
-      }
-    }
+    exportButtonLabel: { type: String },
+    processingMessage: { type: String }
   },
   data () {
     return {
diff --git a/src/components/exporter/exporter.vue b/src/components/exporter/exporter.vue
index d6a030880e..79defdf6f7 100644
--- a/src/components/exporter/exporter.vue
+++ b/src/components/exporter/exporter.vue
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
         spin
       />
 
-      <span>{{ processingMessage }}</span>
+      <span>{{ processingMessage || $t('exporter.processing') }}</span>
     </div>
     <button
       v-else
       class="btn button-default"
       @click="process"
     >
-      {{ exportButtonLabel }}
+      {{ exportButtonLabel || $t('exporter.export') }}
     </button>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/importer/importer.js b/src/components/importer/importer.js
index 59f9beb141..da86a223c4 100644
--- a/src/components/importer/importer.js
+++ b/src/components/importer/importer.js
@@ -15,24 +15,9 @@ const Importer = {
       type: Function,
       required: true
     },
-    submitButtonLabel: {
-      type: String,
-      default () {
-        return this.$t('importer.submit')
-      }
-    },
-    successMessage: {
-      type: String,
-      default () {
-        return this.$t('importer.success')
-      }
-    },
-    errorMessage: {
-      type: String,
-      default () {
-        return this.$t('importer.error')
-      }
-    }
+    submitButtonLabel: { type: String },
+    successMessage: { type: String },
+    errorMessage: { type: String }
   },
   data () {
     return {
diff --git a/src/components/importer/importer.vue b/src/components/importer/importer.vue
index 210823f513..466e15b9de 100644
--- a/src/components/importer/importer.vue
+++ b/src/components/importer/importer.vue
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@
       class="btn button-default"
       @click="submit"
     >
-      {{ submitButtonLabel }}
+      {{ submitButtonLabel || $t('importer.submit') }}
     </button>
     <div v-if="success">
       <FAIcon
         icon="times"
         @click="dismiss"
       />
-      <p>{{ successMessage }}</p>
+      <p>{{ successMessage || $t('importer.success')}}</p>
     </div>
     <div v-else-if="error">
       <FAIcon
         icon="times"
         @click="dismiss"
       />
-      <p>{{ errorMessage }}</p>
+      <p>{{ errorMessage || $t('importer.error')}}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>