diff --git a/admin-dev/functions.php b/admin-dev/functions.php
index dd5dea623..62db43b39 100644
--- a/admin-dev/functions.php
+++ b/admin-dev/functions.php
@@ -223,6 +223,24 @@ function checkPSVersion()
 	return $upgrader->checkPSVersion();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Deprecated since > 1.5.4.1
+ * Use Translate::getAdminTranslation($string) instead
+ *
+ * @param string $string
+ */
+function translate($string)
+{
+	Tools::displayAsDeprecated();
+	
+	global $_LANGADM;
+	if (!is_array($_LANGADM))
+		return str_replace('"', '"', $string);
+	$key = md5(str_replace('\'', '\\\'', $string));
+	$str = (key_exists('index'.$key, $_LANGADM)) ? $_LANGADM['index'.$key] : ((key_exists('index'.$key, $_LANGADM)) ? $_LANGADM['index'.$key] : $string);
+	return str_replace('"', '"', stripslashes($str));
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a new Tab object
  *