diff --git a/dev/js/src/app/de.js b/dev/js/src/app/de.js
index 6576051..332ee07 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/app/de.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/app/de.js
@@ -1,27 +1,3 @@
-require(['init'], function () {
-  var loc = KorAP.Locale;
-  loc.OR = 'oder';
-  loc.AND = 'und';
-  // EMPTY, DELETE
-
-  // Virtual collection:
-  loc.VC_subTitle = 'Untertitel';
-  loc.VC_title = 'Titel';
-  loc.VC_pubDate = 'Veröffentlichungsdatum';
-  loc.VC_pubPlace = 'Veröffentlichungsort';
-  loc.VC_allCorpora = 'allen Korpora';
-
-  // Date picker:
-  loc.WDAY = ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'];
-  loc.MONTH = [
-    'Januar', 'Februar', 'März', 'April',
-    'Mai', 'Juni', 'Juli', 'August',
-    'September', 'Oktober', 'November',
-    'Dezember'
-  ];
-
-  // Match view
-  loc.ADDTREE  = 'Baumansicht hinzufügen';
-  loc.SHOWINFO = 'Informationen';
-  loc.CLOSE    = 'Schließen';
-});
+window.KorAP = window.KorAP || {};
+KorAP.Locale = KorAP.Locale || {};
+require(['loc/de','init']);
diff --git a/dev/js/src/app/en.js b/dev/js/src/app/en.js
index c7a4e5c..e851239 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/app/en.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/app/en.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+window.KorAP = window.KorAP || {};
+KorAP.Locale = KorAP.Locale || {};
 require(['init']);
diff --git a/dev/js/src/loc/de.js b/dev/js/src/loc/de.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afd1787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/js/src/loc/de.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+define(function () {
+  var loc = KorAP.Locale;
+  loc.OR = 'oder';
+  loc.AND = 'und';
+  // EMPTY, DELETE
+
+  // Virtual collection:
+  loc.VC_subTitle = 'Untertitel';
+  loc.VC_title = 'Titel';
+  loc.VC_pubDate = 'Veröffentlichungsdatum';
+  loc.VC_pubPlace = 'Veröffentlichungsort';
+  loc.VC_allCorpora = 'allen Korpora';
+
+  // Date picker:
+  loc.WDAY = ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'];
+  loc.MONTH = [
+    'Januar', 'Februar', 'März', 'April',
+    'Mai', 'Juni', 'Juli', 'August',
+    'September', 'Oktober', 'November',
+    'Dezember'
+  ];
+
+  // Match view
+  loc.ADDTREE  = 'Baumansicht hinzufügen';
+  loc.SHOWINFO = 'Informationen';
+  loc.CLOSE    = 'Schließen';
+});
diff --git a/dev/js/src/util.js b/dev/js/src/util.js
index 9a1f884..7c2f474 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/util.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/util.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-window.KorAP = window.KorAP || {};
-
 // Don't let events bubble up
 if (Event.halt === undefined) {
   // Don't let events bubble up
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 
 define(function () {
   KorAP.API = KorAP.API || {};
-  KorAP.Locale = KorAP.Locale || {};
 
   var loc = KorAP.Locale;
   loc.OR  = loc.OR  || 'or';