diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -2029,3 +2029,12 @@ def api_call_example(method, args):
             api_url=route_url('apiv2'),
             token_url=route_url('my_account_auth_tokens'),
             data=args_json))
+
+
+def notification_description(notification, request):
+    """
+    Generate notification human readable description based on notification type
+    """
+    from rhodecode.model.notification import NotificationModel
+    return NotificationModel().make_description(
+        notification, translate=request.translate)
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/db.py b/rhodecode/model/db.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/db.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/db.py
@@ -3708,11 +3708,6 @@ class Notification(Base, BaseModel):
 
         return notification
 
-    @property
-    def description(self):
-        from rhodecode.model.notification import NotificationModel
-        return NotificationModel().make_description(self)
-
 
 class UserNotification(Base, BaseModel):
     __tablename__ = 'user_to_notification'
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/notification.py b/rhodecode/model/notification.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/notification.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/notification.py
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@
 Model for notifications
 """
 
-
 import logging
 import traceback
 
-from pylons.i18n.translation import _, ungettext
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import false, true
-from mako import exceptions
 
 import rhodecode
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ from rhodecode.lib.utils import PartialR
 from rhodecode.model import BaseModel
 from rhodecode.model.db import Notification, User, UserNotification
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
-from rhodecode.model.settings import SettingsModel
 from rhodecode.translation import TranslationString
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -238,12 +234,12 @@ class NotificationModel(BaseModel):
             .filter(UserNotification.notification == notification)\
             .filter(UserNotification.user == user).scalar()
 
-    def make_description(self, notification, show_age=True, translate=None):
+    def make_description(self, notification, translate, show_age=True):
         """
         Creates a human readable description based on properties
         of notification object
         """
-
+        _ = translate
         _map = {
             notification.TYPE_CHANGESET_COMMENT: [
                 _('%(user)s commented on commit %(date_or_age)s'),
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_data.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_data.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_data.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_data.mako
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
               <div class="desc ${'unread' if not notification.read else '' }">
                 <a href="${h.route_path('notifications_show', notification_id=notification.notification.notification_id)}">
                   ${base.gravatar(notification.notification.created_by_user.email, 16)}
-                  ${notification.notification.description}
+                  ${h.notification_description(notification.notification, request)}
                 </a>
               </div>
               <div class="delete-notifications">
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_show.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_show.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_show.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/notifications/notifications_show.mako
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <div class="notification-header">
           ${self.gravatar(c.notification.created_by_user.email, 30)}
           <div class="desc">
-              ${c.notification.description}
+              ${h.notification_description(c.notification, request)}
           </div>
           <div class="delete-notifications">
             <span class="delete-notification tooltip" title="${_('Delete')}" onclick="deleteNotification(${c.notification.notification_id}, [function(){window.location=pyroutes.url('notifications_show_all')}])" class="delete-notification action"><i class="icon-delete" ></i></span>