diff --git a/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py b/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py
index 1d2530cfdf0..ba5d0772ceb 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import frappe
-from frappe import _
 from frappe.desk.doctype.global_search_settings.global_search_settings import (
 	update_global_search_doctypes,
 )
@@ -18,6 +17,14 @@ from erpnext.accounts.doctype.account.account import RootNotEditable
 from erpnext.regional.address_template.setup import set_up_address_templates
 
 
+def _(x, *args, **kwargs):
+	"""Redefine the translation function to return the string as is.
+
+	We want to create english records but still mark the strings as translatable.
+	The respective DocTypes have 'Translate Link Fields' enabled."""
+	return x
+
+
 def read_lines(filename: str) -> list[str]:
 	"""Return a list of lines from a file in the data directory."""
 	return (Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / filename).read_text().splitlines()