diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index cf427ade626..8c4910b7310 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ module.exports = [
               importNames: ['Trans', 't'],
               message: 'Please import from app/core/internationalization instead',
             },
+            {
+              name: 'i18next',
+              importNames: ['t'],
+              message: 'Please import from app/core/internationalization instead',
+            },
           ],
         },
       ],
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/RichHistory/RichHistoryAddToLibrary.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/RichHistory/RichHistoryAddToLibrary.tsx
index 260d6f945b6..f735180c11a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/RichHistory/RichHistoryAddToLibrary.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/RichHistory/RichHistoryAddToLibrary.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { t } from 'i18next';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
 import { Button, Modal } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { isQueryLibraryEnabled, useListQueryTemplateQuery } from 'app/features/query-library';
 
 import { getK8sNamespace } from '../../query-library/api/query';
diff --git a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/utils/validation.ts b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/utils/validation.ts
index b6d78b9b952..7e4b1d9089e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/utils/validation.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/utils/validation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { t } from 'i18next';
-
+import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { getDashboardAPI } from 'app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api';
 
 import { validationSrv } from '../services/ValidationSrv';
diff --git a/public/app/features/migrate-to-cloud/onprem/useNotifyOnSuccess.tsx b/public/app/features/migrate-to-cloud/onprem/useNotifyOnSuccess.tsx
index a5baf03f93e..e21fd83e815 100644
--- a/public/app/features/migrate-to-cloud/onprem/useNotifyOnSuccess.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/migrate-to-cloud/onprem/useNotifyOnSuccess.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { t } from 'i18next';
 import { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { useAppNotification } from 'app/core/copy/appNotification';
+import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 
 import { GetSnapshotResponseDto, SnapshotDto } from '../api';
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/profile/UserSessions.tsx b/public/app/features/profile/UserSessions.tsx
index a6ed2d98543..f6cc0538c64 100644
--- a/public/app/features/profile/UserSessions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/profile/UserSessions.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import { t } from 'i18next';
 import { PureComponent } from 'react';
 
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { Button, Icon, LoadingPlaceholder } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { TagBadge } from 'app/core/components/TagFilter/TagBadge';
-import { Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
+import { t, Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { formatDate } from 'app/core/internationalization/dates';
 import { UserSession } from 'app/types';