diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.c b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.c
index 62e5096ce7..b59f92ee6c 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.c
@@ -3867,11 +3867,12 @@ _part_text_translate(Eina_Inlist *translate_strings,
    return text;
 }
 
-EOLIAN static const char*
-_elm_widget_part_text_translate(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Elm_Widget_Smart_Data *sd, const char *part, const char *text)
+EAPI const char*
+elm_widget_part_text_translate(Eo *obj, const char *part, const char *text)
 {
+   Elm_Widget_Smart_Data *sd = efl_data_scope_safe_get(obj, MY_CLASS);
 
-
+   if (!sd) return text;
    if (!sd->translate_strings || sd->on_translate) return text;
    return _part_text_translate(sd->translate_strings, part, text);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.eo
index ff760e9e8b..5dab902010 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.eo
@@ -320,14 +320,6 @@ abstract Elm.Widget (Efl.Canvas.Group, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Accessible,
             label: string; [[Label]]
          }
       }
-      part_text_translate {
-         [[Translate part text]]
-         return: string; [[Translated text]]
-         params {
-            @in part: string; [[Part name]]
-            @in text: string; [[Text]]
-         }
-      }
 
       /* Internal hooks. */
       widget_sub_object_add @protected {