diff --git a/.github/workflows/legacy.yml b/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
index 4e607c14c..1e3e18f45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
@@ -83,3 +83,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: make test
         working-directory: legacy
+
+  locale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get update
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install -y gettext
+
+      - name: Update locales
+        run: |
+          make -C legacy/locale update
+
+          git config --global user.name "libretime-bot"
+          git config --global user.email "libretime-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          git add legacy/locale
+          git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- legacy/locale || {
+            git commit --message "chore(legacy): update locales"
+            git push
+          }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/project.yml b/.github/workflows/project.yml
index c057e7e23..2e4436149 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/project.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get update
-          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install -y gettext
-
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index dd1f30a45..0cbb2afcf 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -104,12 +104,3 @@ repos:
         pass_filenames: false
         language: script
         files: ^legacy
-
-      - id: legacy-locale-update
-        name: legacy-locale-update
-        description: Update legacy locale
-        entry: make
-        args: [-C, legacy/locale, check-update]
-        pass_filenames: false
-        language: system
-        files: ^legacy
diff --git a/legacy/locale/Makefile b/legacy/locale/Makefile
index fbd0ac9a2..13a33033d 100644
--- a/legacy/locale/Makefile
+++ b/legacy/locale/Makefile
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ update:
 	find ./locale -name $(PO_FILE) -exec msgmerge $(MSGMERGE_ARGS) "{}" $(PO_FILE) \;
 	rm $(PO_FILE)
 
-update-foreach-commit:
-	git rebase main -x "$(MAKE) -C legacy/locale update"
-
-check-update: update
-	if git status --porcelain -- */LC_MESSAGES/$(PO_FILE) | grep -q '^ M'; then \
-		git --no-pager diff -- */LC_MESSAGES/$(PO_FILE); \
-		exit 1; \
-	fi
-
 %.mo: %.po
 	msgfmt $< -o $@