diff --git a/build_data.js b/build_data.js
index 3e15d0a6a..ec7d64968 100644
--- a/build_data.js
+++ b/build_data.js
@@ -160,14 +160,6 @@ function generateFields(tstrings) {
             }
         }
 
-        if (field.geometry) {
-          t.geometry = field.geometry;
-        }
-
-        if (field.icon) {
-          t.icon = field.icon;
-        }
-
         fields[id] = field;
     });
     return fields;
@@ -306,12 +298,6 @@ function generateTranslations(fields, presets, tstrings) {
         }
     });
 
-    // remove fields we're not interested in for translation
-    _forEach(translations.fields, function(field) {
-        delete field.icon;
-        delete field.geometry;
-    });
-
     return translations;
 }