diff --git a/src/translator.ts b/src/translator.ts
index 6c394040..becb0096 100644
--- a/src/translator.ts
+++ b/src/translator.ts
@@ -244,41 +244,9 @@ export class SCThingTranslator {
                                                     field: string,
                                                     key?: string,
                                                     language?: keyof SCTranslations<T>): string | undefined {
-      const targetLanguage = (typeof language !== 'undefined') ? language : this.language;
-      const metaClass = this.getMetaClassInstance(type);
+    const fieldTranslation = this.getMetaClassInstance(type).fieldValueTranslations[language ?? this.language]?.[field];
 
-      if (typeof metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage] !== 'undefined' &&
-          typeof metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage][field] !== 'undefined') {
-        if (typeof key === 'string' &&
-            typeof metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage][field][key] !== 'undefined') {
-
-            return metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage][field][key] as string ;
-        }
-
-        return metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage][field] as string ;
-      }
-
-      return key;
-    }
-
-  /**
-   * Given a SCThingType this function will translate it
-   *
-   * @param type The type that will be translated
-   * @param language The language the type will be translated to
-   * @returns Known translation of type parameter
-   */
-  public translatedThingType<T extends unknown>(type: SCThingType,
-                                                language?: keyof SCTranslations<T>): string {
-    const targetLanguage = (typeof language !== 'undefined') ? language : this.language;
-    const metaClass = this.getMetaClassInstance(type);
-
-    if (typeof metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage] !== 'undefined' &&
-        typeof metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage].type !== 'undefined') {
-      return metaClass.fieldValueTranslations[targetLanguage].type as string ;
-    }
-
-    return type;
+    return fieldTranslation?.[key ?? '']  ?? fieldTranslation ?? key;
   }
 
   /**