diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_xfields.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_xfields.py
index f70e5e2841f4..32aace782ff7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_xfields.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_xfields.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 from xmodule.fields import RelativeTime
 
+# Make '_' a no-op so we can scrape strings
+_ = lambda text: text
+
 
 class VideoFields(object):
     """Fields for `VideoModule` and `VideoDescriptor`."""
@@ -121,8 +124,9 @@ class VideoFields(object):
         help="Transcript file format to download by user.",
         scope=Scope.preferences,
         values=[
-            {"display_name": "SubRip (.srt) file", "value": "srt"},
-            {"display_name": "Text (.txt) file", "value": "txt"}
+            # Translators: This is a type of file used for captioning in the video player.
+            {"display_name": _("SubRip (.srt) file"), "value": "srt"},
+            {"display_name": _("Text (.txt) file"), "value": "txt"}
         ],
         default='srt',
     )
diff --git a/lms/templates/video.html b/lms/templates/video.html
index 9dfaa7244314..bbf35475dfc5 100644
--- a/lms/templates/video.html
+++ b/lms/templates/video.html
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ <h3 class="hidden">${_('ERROR: No playable video sources found!')}</h3>
                   % else:
                   <li class="a11y-menu-item">
                   % endif
-                      <a class="a11y-menu-item-link" href="#${item['value']}" title="${_('{file_format}'.format(file_format=item['display_name']))}" data-value="${item['value']}">
-                        ${_('{file_format}'.format(file_format=item['display_name']))}
+                      <a class="a11y-menu-item-link" href="#${item['value']}" title="${_(item['display_name'])}" data-value="${item['value']}">
+                        ${_(item['display_name'])}
                       </a>
                   </li>
                 % endfor