diff --git a/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.js b/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.js
index 892445e6..1411fa34 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.js
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
         var aboutDialog;
         
         function load() {
-            var year = (new Date()).getFullYear();
-            markup = formatString(markup, year);
-            
             menus.addItemByPath("Cloud9/About Cloud9", new ui.item({ 
                 onclick: function() { showAbout(); }
             }), 100, plugin);
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
             ui.insertCss(css, options.staticPrefix, plugin);
             
             // Create UI elements
-            ui.insertMarkup(null, markup, plugin);
+            ui.insertMarkup(null, markup.replace(/{YEAR}/g, new Date().getFullYear()), plugin);
             
             aboutDialog = plugin.getElement("aboutDialog");
         
@@ -138,13 +135,6 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
             var version = c9.version.replace(/([a-f\d]{10})[a-f\d]{30}/, "$1");
             document.getElementById("c9Version").textContent = "Version " + version;
         }
-        
-        function formatString(str) {
-            var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments).slice(1);
-            return str.replace(/{(\d+)}/g, function(match, number) {
-                return typeof args[number] != 'undefined' ? args[number] : match;
-            });
-        }
 
         /***** Lifecycle *****/
         
diff --git a/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.xml b/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.xml
index e457cbc5..df7e7b70 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.xml
+++ b/plugins/c9.ide.help/help.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                 </p>
             </div>
             <div class="c9Copyright">
-                <p>&#169; 2010 — {0} Cloud9 Inc. All rights reserved</p>
+                <p>&#169; 2010 — {YEAR} Cloud9 Inc. All rights reserved</p>
             </div>
         </div>
     </a:window>