diff --git a/privatemsg.module b/privatemsg.module
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f0c193d..bf97652
--- a/privatemsg.module
+++ b/privatemsg.module
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ function _privatemsg_parse_userstring($input, $types_limitations = array()) {
  */
 function privatemsg_privatemsg_name_lookup($string) {
   // Remove optional user specifier.
-  $string = trim(str_replace(t('[user]'), '', $string));
+  $string = trim(str_replace('[user]', '', $string));
   // Fall back to the default username lookup.
   if (!$error = module_invoke('user', 'validate_name', $string)) {
     // String is a valid username, look it up.