diff --git a/po/README b/po/README
index cd2c9ec12..a2a5dcf00 100644
--- a/po/README
+++ b/po/README
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 When you commit a translation, please strip the #: lines before. This
-makes it much easier to view diffs.
+makes it much easier to view diffs. Example:
+
+	./strip-location *.po
diff --git a/po/strip-location.sh b/po/strip-location.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7984bd84d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/strip-location.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+set -e
+
+for i in "$@"; do
+	i="./$i"
+	sed '/^#:/d' < "$i" > "$i.tmp"
+	mv -f "$i.tmp" "$i"
+done