diff --git a/release/datafiles/LICENSE-bmonofont-i18n.ttf.txt b/release/datafiles/LICENSE-bmonofont-i18n.ttf.txt
index d972108816b..20ed51c8252 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/LICENSE-bmonofont-i18n.ttf.txt
+++ b/release/datafiles/LICENSE-bmonofont-i18n.ttf.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Blender Mono I18n font includes glyphs imported from the following fonts:
 These were merged using FontForge in the above order.  For each glyph,
 a license of the font from which it was imported is applied.
 
+Feb 2020 - Cyrillic unicode range (specifically U+400-U+0525) reimported
+from current version of DejaVu Sans Mono.
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Summary of Copyrights and Licenses
 
diff --git a/release/datafiles/LICENSE-droidsans.ttf.txt b/release/datafiles/LICENSE-droidsans.ttf.txt
index 6711ad37338..66eca9ca715 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/LICENSE-droidsans.ttf.txt
+++ b/release/datafiles/LICENSE-droidsans.ttf.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Blender Main I18n font ("droidsans.ttf") includes glyphs imported from the follo
 These were merged using FontForge in (approximately) the above order. For each glyph,
 a license of the font from which it was imported is applied.
 
+Feb 2020 - Cyrillic unicode range (specifically U+400-U+0525) reimported
+from current version of DejaVu Sans
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Summary of Copyrights and Licenses
 
diff --git a/release/datafiles/fonts/bmonofont-i18n.ttf b/release/datafiles/fonts/bmonofont-i18n.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..658ec68f36c
Binary files /dev/null and b/release/datafiles/fonts/bmonofont-i18n.ttf differ
diff --git a/release/datafiles/fonts/bmonofont-i18n.ttf.gz b/release/datafiles/fonts/bmonofont-i18n.ttf.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c3e00d1c75..00000000000
Binary files a/release/datafiles/fonts/bmonofont-i18n.ttf.gz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/release/datafiles/fonts/droidsans.ttf b/release/datafiles/fonts/droidsans.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04b1ece64ee
Binary files /dev/null and b/release/datafiles/fonts/droidsans.ttf differ
diff --git a/release/datafiles/fonts/droidsans.ttf.gz b/release/datafiles/fonts/droidsans.ttf.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 858264142f1..00000000000
Binary files a/release/datafiles/fonts/droidsans.ttf.gz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_font_i18n.c b/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_font_i18n.c
index 74113ae4ce1..caacd6a28db 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_font_i18n.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenfont/intern/blf_font_i18n.c
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ struct FontBuf {
   int data_len;
 };
 
-static struct FontBuf unifont_ttf = {"droidsans.ttf.gz"};
-static struct FontBuf unifont_mono_ttf = {"bmonofont-i18n.ttf.gz"};
+static struct FontBuf unifont_ttf = {"droidsans.ttf"};
+static struct FontBuf unifont_mono_ttf = {"bmonofont-i18n.ttf"};
 
 static void fontbuf_load(struct FontBuf *fb)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_style.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_style.c
index fa1f222d27f..8dedce4c361 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_style.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_style.c
@@ -470,15 +470,13 @@ void uiStyleInit(void)
       uchar *font_ttf = (uchar *)datatoc_bfont_ttf;
       static int last_font_size = 0;
 
-      /* use unicode font for translation */
-      if (U.transopts & USER_DOTRANSLATE) {
-        font_ttf = BLF_get_unifont(&font_size);
+      /* use unicode font if available */
+      font_ttf = BLF_get_unifont(&font_size);
 
-        if (!font_ttf) {
-          /* fall back if not found */
-          font_size = datatoc_bfont_ttf_size;
-          font_ttf = (uchar *)datatoc_bfont_ttf;
-        }
+      if (!font_ttf) {
+        /* fall back if not found */
+        font_size = datatoc_bfont_ttf_size;
+        font_ttf = (uchar *)datatoc_bfont_ttf;
       }
 
       /* relload only if needed */
@@ -523,14 +521,12 @@ void uiStyleInit(void)
 
 #ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
   /* use unicode font for text editor and interactive console */
-  if (U.transopts & USER_DOTRANSLATE) {
-    monofont_ttf = BLF_get_unifont_mono(&monofont_size);
+  monofont_ttf = BLF_get_unifont_mono(&monofont_size);
 
-    if (!monofont_ttf) {
-      /* fall back if not found */
-      monofont_size = datatoc_bmonofont_ttf_size;
-      monofont_ttf = (uchar *)datatoc_bmonofont_ttf;
-    }
+  if (!monofont_ttf) {
+    /* fall back if not found */
+    monofont_size = datatoc_bmonofont_ttf_size;
+    monofont_ttf = (uchar *)datatoc_bmonofont_ttf;
   }
 #endif