diff --git a/src/qtgui/i18n/recoll_fr.qm b/src/qtgui/i18n/recoll_fr.qm
index e65dea91..26c245cb 100644
Binary files a/src/qtgui/i18n/recoll_fr.qm and b/src/qtgui/i18n/recoll_fr.qm differ
diff --git a/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui b/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui
index 4904ce8c..cc1cb936 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Enter search terms here.</string>
-       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>