diff --git a/cps/static/js/edit_books.js b/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
index d96bbcc2..419d8031 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
  */
 /* global Bloodhound, language */
 
+tinymce.init({
+    selector: '#description',
+    branding: false,
+    menubar: 'edit view format',
+    language: language
+});
+
 if (!Modernizr.inputtypes.date) {
     $('#pubdate').datepicker({
         format: 'yyyy-mm-dd',
diff --git a/cps/templates/book_edit.html b/cps/templates/book_edit.html
index c6aaf7e1..9bd1e644 100644
--- a/cps/templates/book_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/book_edit.html
@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@
 {% if not g.user.locale == 'en' %}
 <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/locales/bootstrap-datepicker.' + g.user.locale + '.min.js') }}" charset="UTF-8"></script>
 {% endif %}
-<script type="text/javascript">
-  tinymce.init({
-    selector: '#description',
-    branding: false,
-    menubar: 'edit view format',
-    language: '{{ g.user.locale }}'
-  });
-</script>
 <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/edit_books.js') }}"></script>
 {% endblock %}
 {% block header %}