diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/assistant-xml-encoding.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/assistant-xml-encoding.c
index 97c7cab72d..96f5fff7af 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/assistant-xml-encoding.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/assistant-xml-encoding.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ gxi_check_file (GncXmlImportData *data)
         }
 
         /* Translators: Please insert encodings here that are typically used in your
-           locale, separated by spaces. No need for ASCII or UTF-8, check `locale -m`
+           locale, separated by spaces. No need for ASCII or UTF-8, check 'locale -m'
            for assistance with spelling. */
         enc_array = g_strsplit (_("ISO-8859-1 KOI8-U"), " ", 0);
 
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c
index fbbc7efb11..616223cf91 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ check_edit(XferDialog *xferData)
             (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(xferData->amount_radio)))
         {
             gnc_parse_error_dialog (xferData,
-                                    _("You must enter a valid `to' amount."));
+                                    _("You must enter a valid 'to' amount."));
             LEAVE("invalid to amount");
             return FALSE;
         }
diff --git a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/assistant-hierarchy.glade b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/assistant-hierarchy.glade
index 34956e7c48..a262dfc8c1 100644
--- a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/assistant-hierarchy.glade
+++ b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/assistant-hierarchy.glade
@@ -582,11 +582,11 @@ If you would like an account to have an opening balance, click on the row contai
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <property name="margin_start">6</property>
         <property name="margin_end">6</property>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Press `Apply' to create your new accounts. You will then be able to save them to a file or database.
+        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Press 'Apply' to create your new accounts. You will then be able to save them to a file or database.
 
-Press `Back' to review your selections.
+Press 'Back' to review your selections.
 
-Press `Cancel' to close this dialog without creating any new accounts.</property>
+Press 'Cancel' to close this dialog without creating any new accounts.</property>
         <property name="wrap">True</property>
       </object>
       <packing>