diff --git a/config/locales/api_users.en.yml b/config/locales/api_users.en.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..724306e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/locales/api_users.en.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+en:
+  activerecord:
+    errors:
+      models:
+        api_user:
+          attributes:
+            username:
+              blank: 'Username is missing'
+              taken: 'Username already exists'
+            password:
+              blank: 'Password is missing'
+            registrar:
+              blank: 'Registrar is missing'
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diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 2afbb45a5..6efaab51f 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -135,16 +135,6 @@ en:
             registrar:
               blank: 'Registrar is missing'
 
-        api_user:
-          attributes:
-            username:
-              blank: 'Username is missing'
-              taken: 'Username already exists'
-            password:
-              blank: 'Password is missing'
-            registrar:
-              blank: 'Registrar is missing'
-
         dnskey:
           attributes:
             alg: