diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index 5677923c5..c4b55d561 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -1681,7 +1681,6 @@
   "Open Chromecast menu": "Open Chromecast menu",
   "Auto": "Auto",
   "Auto --[Video quality. Short form]--": "Auto",
-  "Auto %quality% --[Video quality popup. Long form.]--": "Auto %quality%",
   "Orig (%quality%) --[Video quality popup. Short form.]--": "Orig (%quality%)",
   "Original (%quality%) --[Video quality popup. Long form.]--": "Original (%quality%)",
   "Original --[Video quality button. Abbreviate to fit space.]--": "Original",
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-http-streaming--override/playlist-selectors.js b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-http-streaming--override/playlist-selectors.js
index 106f62a02..6f374e8e3 100755
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-http-streaming--override/playlist-selectors.js
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-http-streaming--override/playlist-selectors.js
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ export const lastBandwidthSelector = function() {
   const originalHeight = hlsQualitySelector.config.originalHeight;
 
   if (hlsQualitySelector?.getCurrentQuality() === 'auto') {
-    hlsQualitySelector._qualityButton.menuButton_.$('.vjs-icon-placeholder').innerHTML = __('Auto <span>%quality%</span> --[Video quality popup. Long form.]--', { quality: selectedBandwidth.attributes.RESOLUTION.height + 'p' });
+    const qualityLabel = selectedBandwidth.attributes.RESOLUTION.height + 'p';
+    hlsQualitySelector._qualityButton.menuButton_.$('.vjs-icon-placeholder').innerHTML = `${__('Auto --[Video quality. Short form]--')}<span>${qualityLabel}</span>`;
   }
-  
 
   return selectedBandwidth;
 };