diff --git a/apis/fluent/atrium-api-fluent/build.gradle.kts b/apis/fluent/atrium-api-fluent/build.gradle.kts
index 765e1a7d9b..aa2fe84c92 100644
--- a/apis/fluent/atrium-api-fluent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/apis/fluent/atrium-api-fluent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ kotlin {
         commonMain {
             dependencies {
                 api(prefixedProject("logic"))
-                compileOnly(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apis/infix/atrium-api-infix/build.gradle.kts b/apis/infix/atrium-api-infix/build.gradle.kts
index 6eac924b92..1aa75c7c06 100644
--- a/apis/infix/atrium-api-infix/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/apis/infix/atrium-api-infix/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ kotlin {
         commonMain {
             dependencies {
                 api(prefixedProject("logic"))
-                compileOnly(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/logic/atrium-logic/build.gradle.kts b/logic/atrium-logic/build.gradle.kts
index e2520242a1..29c8945112 100644
--- a/logic/atrium-logic/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/logic/atrium-logic/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ kotlin {
         commonMain {
             dependencies {
                 api(prefixedProject("core"))
-                // it is up to the consumer which atrium-translations module is used at runtime
-                compileOnly(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
+                api(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
             }
         }
         jvmMain {
diff --git a/misc/atrium-verbs-internal/build.gradle.kts b/misc/atrium-verbs-internal/build.gradle.kts
index 80a3e22840..2c9db87685 100644
--- a/misc/atrium-verbs-internal/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/misc/atrium-verbs-internal/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ kotlin {
             dependencies {
                 api(prefixedProject("logic"))
                 api(prefixedProject("test-factory"))
-                compileOnly(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
+                api(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/misc/atrium-verbs/build.gradle.kts b/misc/atrium-verbs/build.gradle.kts
index f1a1691edd..2335141375 100644
--- a/misc/atrium-verbs/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/misc/atrium-verbs/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ kotlin {
             dependencies {
                 api(prefixedProject("logic"))
                 api(prefixedProject("test-factory"))
-                compileOnly(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
+                api(prefixedProject("translations-en_GB"))
             }
         }