diff --git a/docs/community/topics/i18n.rst b/docs/community/topics/i18n.rst
index 05797ccdb..e702d9b74 100644
--- a/docs/community/topics/i18n.rst
+++ b/docs/community/topics/i18n.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Remember to `manually escape variables <https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.1
 For example, to mark the text "Next page" as translatable, you would write:
 
 .. code-block:: jinja
-   
+
    <button type="button">
       {{- _("Next page") -}}
    </button>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ When you add or change natural language text in the theme, you must update the m
 #. Generate/update the message catalog template (``POT`` file):
 
    .. code-block:: bash
-      
+
       tox run -e i18n-extract
 
 #. Update the message catalogs (``PO`` files) for the existing locales:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ To add a new language, follow these steps:
 #. Make a copy of the ``POT`` file for this new language:
 
    .. code-block:: bash
-      
+
       # for example, to add Quechua (ISO 639-1 code: qu)
       tox -e i18n-new-locale -- qu
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ To contribute translations, follow these steps:
 
 #. Sign up for a `Transifex account <https://www.transifex.com/signup/>`__.
 #. Join the `PyData Sphinx Theme project <https://explore.transifex.com/12rambau/pydata-sphinx-theme/>`__.
-#. Select the language you want to translate. If the language you are looking for is not listed, you can `open an issue 
+#. Select the language you want to translate. If the language you are looking for is not listed, you can `open an issue
    on GitHub to request it <https://github.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme/issues>`__.
 #. Now you are ready to start translating the theme. If you are new to Transifex you can visit the `Transifex documentation <https://help.transifex.com/en/articles/6240403-translating-html-content>`__ for more information.
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Otherwise, the word order in other languages can be incorrect. In a Jinja templa
 .. code-block:: jinja
 
    {% trans provider=provider %}Edit on {{ provider }}{% endtrans %}
-   
+
 The translatable string is extracted as the Python format string ``Edit on %(provider)s``. This is so that the same translatable string can be used in both Python code and Jinja templates. It is the translator's responsibility to use ``%(provider)s`` verbatim in the translation.
 
 If a non-translatable word or token (like HTML markup) is used as part of a phrase, it must also be included within the translatable string. For example:
diff --git a/docs/user_guide/i18n.rst b/docs/user_guide/i18n.rst
index 0b9695c57..88bb1ad9a 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide/i18n.rst
+++ b/docs/user_guide/i18n.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Note you will also need to install `pybabel <https://babel.pocoo.org/en/latest/i
 
       # for example, to add French (ISO 639-1 code: fr)
       pybabel init --input-file=locale/messages.pot --domain=messages --output-dir=locale --locale=fr
-    
+
 
 #. Translate the message catalog by editing the file.
 
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
index 22644e097..33c1c9097 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
@@ -5,19 +5,6 @@
 #
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-20 12:53+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
-"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
-"Language: ru\n"
-"Language-Team: ru <LL@li.org>\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=(n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && "
-"n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2);\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
 
 #: docs/conf.py:108
 msgid "Click to expand"
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/zh/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/zh/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
index 23318dc0d..25ed5b963 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/zh/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/locale/zh/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
@@ -5,18 +5,6 @@
 #
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-20 12:53+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
-"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
-"Language: zh\n"
-"Language-Team: zh <LL@li.org>\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0;\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
 
 #: docs/conf.py:108
 msgid "Click to expand"