diff --git a/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py b/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py
index 2bf2cbf17..8123867e0 100644
--- a/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class Factoids(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
     change = wrap(change, ['channel', 'something',
                            'factoidId', 'regexpReplacer'])
 
-    _sqlTrans = string.maketrans('*?', '%_')
+    _sqlTrans = utils.str.MultipleReplacer({'*': '%', '?': '_'})
     @internationalizeDocstring
     def search(self, irc, msg, args, channel, optlist, globs):
         """[<channel>] [--values] [--{regexp} <value>] [<glob> ...]
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ class Factoids(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
                 predicateName += 'p'
         for glob in globs:
             criteria.append('TARGET LIKE ?')
-            formats.append(glob.translate(self._sqlTrans))
+            formats.append(self._sqlTrans(glob))
         cursor = db.cursor()
         sql = """SELECT keys.key FROM %s WHERE %s""" % \
               (', '.join(tables), ' AND '.join(criteria))
diff --git a/plugins/Filter/plugin.py b/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
index b8b95b89d..3ed19c3ce 100644
--- a/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ class Filter(callbacks.Plugin):
         irc.reply(text)
     lithp = wrap(lithp, ['text'])
 
-    _leettrans = string.maketrans('oOaAeElBTiIts', '004433187!1+5')
+    _leettrans = utils.str.MultipleReplacer(dict(zip('oOaAeElBTiIts',
+                                                     '004433187!1+5')))
     _leetres = [(re.compile(r'\b(?:(?:[yY][o0O][oO0uU])|u)\b'), 'j00'),
                 (re.compile(r'fear'), 'ph33r'),
                 (re.compile(r'[aA][tT][eE]'), '8'),
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ class Filter(callbacks.Plugin):
         """
         for (r, sub) in self._leetres:
             text = re.sub(r, sub, text)
-        text = text.translate(self._leettrans)
+        text = self._leettrans(text)
         irc.reply(text)
     leet = wrap(leet, ['text'])
 
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ class Filter(callbacks.Plugin):
         irc.reply(text)
     shrink = wrap(shrink, ['text'])
 
-    _azn_trans = string.maketrans('rlRL', 'lrLR')
+    _azn_trans = utils.str.MultipleReplacer(dict(zip('rlRL', 'lrLR')))
     @internationalizeDocstring
     def azn(self, irc, msg, args, text):
         """<text>
diff --git a/plugins/Format/plugin.py b/plugins/Format/plugin.py
index 1a664a6ab..48aa91fa7 100644
--- a/plugins/Format/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Format/plugin.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Format(callbacks.Plugin):
         if len(bad) != len(good):
             irc.error(_('<chars to translate> must be the same length as '
                       '<chars to replace those with>.'), Raise=True)
-        irc.reply(text.translate(string.maketrans(bad, good)))
+        irc.reply(utils.str.MultipleReplacer(dict(zip(bad, good)))(text))
     translate = wrap(translate, ['something', 'something', 'text'])
 
     @internationalizeDocstring
diff --git a/plugins/Nickometer/plugin.py b/plugins/Nickometer/plugin.py
index b5bac6d2c..ffed29a75 100644
--- a/plugins/Nickometer/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Nickometer/plugin.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import re
 import math
 import string
 
+import supybot.utils as utils
 import supybot.callbacks as callbacks
 from supybot.commands import wrap, additional
 from supybot.i18n import PluginInternationalization, internationalizeDocstring
@@ -116,11 +117,12 @@ class Nickometer(callbacks.Plugin):
                        ('\\[rkx]0', 1000),
                        ('\\0[rkx]', 1000)]
 
-        letterNumberTranslator = string.maketrans('023457+8', 'ozeasttb')
+        letterNumberTranslator = utils.str.MultipleReplacer(dict(zip(
+                '023457+8', 'ozeasttb')))
         for special in specialCost:
             tempNick = nick
             if special[0][0] != '\\':
-                tempNick = tempNick.translate(letterNumberTranslator)
+                tempNick = letterNumberTranslator(tempNick)
 
             if tempNick and re.search(special[0], tempNick, re.IGNORECASE):
                 score += self.punish(special[1], 'matched special case /%s/' %
diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index 752bee120..07ceb3571 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -91,13 +91,14 @@ def joinHostmask(nick, ident, host):
     assert nick and ident and host
     return intern('%s!%s@%s' % (nick, ident, host))
 
-_rfc1459trans = string.maketrans(string.ascii_uppercase + r'\[]~',
-                                 string.ascii_lowercase + r'|{}^')
+_rfc1459trans = utils.str.MultipleReplacer(dict(zip(
+                                 string.ascii_uppercase + r'\[]~',
+                                 string.ascii_lowercase + r'|{}^')))
 def toLower(s, casemapping=None):
     """s => s
     Returns the string s lowered according to IRC case rules."""
     if casemapping is None or casemapping == 'rfc1459':
-        return s.translate(_rfc1459trans)
+        return _rfc1459trans(s)
     elif casemapping == 'ascii': # freenode
         return s.lower()
     else: