diff --git a/scripts/deploy.py b/scripts/deploy.py
index 847dc853104..17460930bf8 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy.py
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ def add_qt_conf(target_path, qt_prefix_path):
     f.write('Qml2Imports=qml\n')
     f.close()
 
-def copy_translations(install_dir, qt_tr_dir):
-    translations = glob(os.path.join(qt_tr_dir, '*.qm'))
-    tr_dir = os.path.join(install_dir, 'share', 'qtcreator', 'translations')
-
-    print("copying translations...")
+def deploy_translations(qtc_binary_path, qt_install):
+    print("Copying translations...")
+    translations = glob(os.path.join(qt_install.translations, '*.qm'))
+    destdir = (os.path.join(qtc_binary_path, 'Contents', 'Resources', 'translations') if common.is_mac_platform()
+               else os.path.join(qtc_binary_path, '..', 'share', 'qtcreator', 'translations'))
     for translation in translations:
-        print(translation, '->', tr_dir)
-        shutil.copy(translation, tr_dir)
+        print(translation, '->', destdir)
+        shutil.copy(translation, destdir)
 
 def copyPreservingLinks(source, destination):
     if os.path.islink(source):
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ def main():
     deploy_qtdiag(qtcreator_binary_path, qt_install)
     deploy_plugins(qtcreator_binary_path, qt_install)
     deploy_imports(qtcreator_binary_path, qt_install)
+    deploy_translations(qtcreator_binary_path, qt_install)
 
     if common.is_mac_platform():
         deploy_mac(args)
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ def main():
         copy_qt_libs(qt_deploy_prefix, qt_install.bin, qt_install.bin)
     else:
         copy_qt_libs(qt_deploy_prefix, qt_install.bin, qt_install.lib)
-    copy_translations(install_dir, qt_install.translations)
+
     if args.llvm_path:
         deploy_clang(install_dir, args.llvm_path, chrpath_bin)
 
diff --git a/scripts/deployqtHelper_mac.sh b/scripts/deployqtHelper_mac.sh
index 52e683d990d..b58d213138e 100755
--- a/scripts/deployqtHelper_mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployqtHelper_mac.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ app_path="$1"
 resource_path="$app_path/Contents/Resources"
 libexec_path="$app_path/Contents/Resources/libexec"
 bin_src="$2"
-translation_src="$3"
 
 echo "Deploying Qt"
 
@@ -32,13 +31,6 @@ if [ ! -f "$libexec_path/ios/qt.conf" ]; then
     cp -f "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../dist/installer/mac/ios_qt.conf" "$libexec_path/ios/qt.conf" || exit 1
 fi
 
-# copy Qt translations
-# check for known existing translation to avoid copying multiple times
-if [ ! -f "$resource_path/translations/qt_de.qm" ]; then
-    echo "- Copying Qt translations"
-    cp "$translation_src"/*.qm "$resource_path/translations/" || exit 1
-fi
-
 # copy clang if needed
 if [ $LLVM_INSTALL_DIR ]; then
     if [ "$LLVM_INSTALL_DIR"/bin/clangd -nt "$libexec_path"/clang/bin/clangd ]; then