diff --git a/lib/cli/etcher.js b/lib/cli/etcher.js
index 8d127a14..d3ba3ecb 100644
--- a/lib/cli/etcher.js
+++ b/lib/cli/etcher.js
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ permissions.isElevated().then((elevated) => {
   })
 }).then((results) => {
   return Bluebird.try(() => {
-    console.log(messages.info.flashComplete({
-      drive: results.flash.drive,
-      imageBasename: path.basename(results.imagePath)
-    }))
+    console.log(messages.info.flashComplete(path.basename(results.imagePath), results.flash.drive))
 
     if (results.flash.checksum.crc32) {
       console.log(`Checksum: ${results.flash.checksum.crc32}`)
diff --git a/lib/gui/app/components/drive-selector/controllers/drive-selector.js b/lib/gui/app/components/drive-selector/controllers/drive-selector.js
index 241f9f9f..e1e969d2 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/components/drive-selector/controllers/drive-selector.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/components/drive-selector/controllers/drive-selector.js
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ module.exports = function (
     return WarningModalService.display({
       confirmationLabel: 'Yes, continue',
       description: [
-        messages.warning.unrecommendedDriveSize({
-          image: selectionState.getImage(),
-          drive
-        }),
+        messages.warning.unrecommendedDriveSize(selectionState.getImage(), drive),
         'Are you sure you want to continue?'
       ].join(' ')
     })
diff --git a/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/flash.js b/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/flash.js
index 8a5252f6..a59e09e9 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/flash.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/flash.js
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ module.exports = function (
     imageWriter.flash(image.path, drive).then(() => {
       if (!flashState.wasLastFlashCancelled()) {
         notification.send('Success!', {
-          body: messages.info.flashComplete({
-            imageBasename: path.basename(image.path),
-            drive
-          }),
+          body: messages.info.flashComplete(path.basename(image.path), drive),
           icon: iconPath
         })
         $state.go('success')
@@ -86,10 +83,7 @@ module.exports = function (
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       notification.send('Oops! Looks like the flash failed.', {
-        body: messages.error.flashFailure({
-          imageBasename: path.basename(image.path),
-          drive
-        }),
+        body: messages.error.flashFailure(path.basename(image.path), drive),
         icon: iconPath
       })
 
diff --git a/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/image-selection.js b/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/image-selection.js
index a94b74e7..5586399f 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/image-selection.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/pages/main/controllers/image-selection.js
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ module.exports = function (
     if (!supportedFormats.isSupportedImage(image.path)) {
       const invalidImageError = errors.createUserError({
         title: 'Invalid image',
-        description: messages.error.invalidImage({
-          image
-        })
+        description: messages.error.invalidImage(image)
       })
 
       osDialog.showError(invalidImageError)
@@ -138,10 +136,7 @@ module.exports = function (
       .catch((error) => {
         const imageError = errors.createUserError({
           title: 'Error opening image',
-          description: messages.error.openImage({
-            imageBasename: path.basename(imagePath),
-            errorMessage: error.message
-          })
+          description: messages.error.openImage(path.basename(imagePath), error.message)
         })
 
         osDialog.showError(imageError)
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages.js b/lib/shared/messages.js
index d9eec17d..d9c1e274 100644
--- a/lib/shared/messages.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-'use strict'
+/* eslint-disable lodash/prefer-constant */
 
-const _ = require('lodash')
+'use strict'
 
 /**
  * @summary Application messages
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   info: {
 
-    flashComplete: _.template([
-      '<%= imageBasename %> was successfully written to',
-      '<%= drive.description %> (<%= drive.raw %>)'
-    ].join(' '))
-
+    flashComplete: (imageBasename, drive) => {
+      return [
+        `${imageBasename} was successfully written to`,
+        `${drive.description} (${drive.displayName})`
+      ].join(' ')
+    }
   },
 
   /**
@@ -46,28 +47,36 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   warning: {
 
-    unrecommendedDriveSize: _.template([
-      'This image recommends a <%= image.recommendedDriveSize %>',
-      'bytes drive, however <%= drive.device %> is only <%= drive.size %> bytes.'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    unrecommendedDriveSize: (image, drive) => {
+      return [
+        `This image recommends a ${image.recommendedDriveSize}`,
+        `bytes drive, however ${drive.device} is only ${drive.size} bytes.`
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    exitWhileFlashing: _.template([
-      'You are currently flashing a drive.',
-      'Closing Etcher may leave your drive in an unusable state.'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    exitWhileFlashing: () => {
+      return [
+        'You are currently flashing a drive.',
+        'Closing Etcher may leave your drive in an unusable state.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    looksLikeWindowsImage: _.template([
-      'It looks like you are trying to burn a Windows image.\n\n',
-      'Unlike other images, Windows images require special processing to be made bootable.',
-      'We suggest you use a tool specially designed for this purpose, such as',
-      '<a href="https://rufus.akeo.ie">Rufus</a> (Windows) or Boot Camp Assistant (macOS).'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    looksLikeWindowsImage: () => {
+      return [
+        'It looks like you are trying to burn a Windows image.\n\n',
+        'Unlike other images, Windows images require special processing to be made bootable.',
+        'We suggest you use a tool specially designed for this purpose, such as',
+        '<a href="https://rufus.akeo.ie">Rufus</a> (Windows) or Boot Camp Assistant (macOS).'
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    missingPartitionTable: _.template([
-      'It looks like this is not a bootable image.\n\n',
-      'The image does not appear to contain a partition table,',
-      'and might not be recognized or bootable by your device.'
-    ].join(' '))
+    missingPartitionTable: () => {
+      return [
+        'It looks like this is not a bootable image.\n\n',
+        'The image does not appear to contain a partition table,',
+        'and might not be recognized or bootable by your device.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    }
 
   },
 
@@ -78,49 +87,69 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   error: {
 
-    notEnoughSpaceInDrive: _.template([
-      'Not enough space on the drive.',
-      'Please insert larger one and try again.'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    notEnoughSpaceInDrive: () => {
+      return [
+        'Not enough space on the drive.',
+        'Please insert larger one and try again.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    genericFlashError: _.template('Oops, seems something went wrong.'),
+    genericFlashError: () => {
+      return 'Oops, seems something went wrong.'
+    },
 
-    validation: _.template([
-      'The write has been completed successfully but Etcher detected potential',
-      'corruption issues when reading the image back from the drive.',
-      '\n\nPlease consider writing the image to a different drive.'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    validation: () => {
+      return [
+        'The write has been completed successfully but Etcher detected potential',
+        'corruption issues when reading the image back from the drive.',
+        '\n\nPlease consider writing the image to a different drive.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    invalidImage: _.template('<%= image.path %> is not a supported image type.'),
+    invalidImage: (image) => {
+      return `${image.path} is not a supported image type.`
+    },
 
-    openImage: _.template([
-      'Something went wrong while opening <%= imageBasename %>\n\n',
-      'Error: <%= errorMessage %>'
-    ].join('')),
+    openImage: (imageBasename, errorMessage) => {
+      return [
+        `Something went wrong while opening ${imageBasename}\n\n`,
+        `Error: ${errorMessage}`
+      ].join('')
+    },
 
-    elevationRequired: _.template('This should should be run with root/administrator permissions.'),
+    elevationRequired: () => {
+      return 'This should should be run with root/administrator permissions.'
+    },
 
-    flashFailure: _.template([
-      'Something went wrong while writing <%= imageBasename %>',
-      'to <%= drive.description %> (<%= drive.raw %>)'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    flashFailure: (imageBasename, drive) => {
+      return [
+        `Something went wrong while writing ${imageBasename}`,
+        `to ${drive.description} (${drive.displayName})`
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    driveUnplugged: _.template([
-      'Looks like Etcher lost access to the drive.',
-      'Did it get unplugged accidentally?',
-      '\n\nSometimes this error is caused by faulty readers that don\'t provide stable access to the drive.'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    driveUnplugged: () => {
+      return [
+        'Looks like Etcher lost access to the drive.',
+        'Did it get unplugged accidentally?',
+        '\n\nSometimes this error is caused by faulty readers that don\'t provide stable access to the drive.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    inputOutput: _.template([
-      'Looks like Etcher is not able to write to this location of the drive.',
-      'This error is usually caused by a faulty drive, reader, or port.',
-      '\n\nPlease try again with another drive, reader, or port.'
-    ].join(' ')),
+    inputOutput: () => {
+      return [
+        'Looks like Etcher is not able to write to this location of the drive.',
+        'This error is usually caused by a faulty drive, reader, or port.',
+        '\n\nPlease try again with another drive, reader, or port.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    },
 
-    childWriterDied: _.template([
-      'The writer process ended unexpectedly.',
-      'Please try again, and contact the Etcher team if the problem persists.'
-    ].join(' '))
+    childWriterDied: () => {
+      return [
+        'The writer process ended unexpectedly.',
+        'Please try again, and contact the Etcher team if the problem persists.'
+      ].join(' ')
+    }
 
   }