diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c1d70d528b3dee..48fb7b19560652 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ services:
 before_deploy:
   - docker pull lokalise/lokalise-cli
 deploy:
+  skip_cleanup: true
   provider: script
   script: script/travis_deploy
   on:
diff --git a/script/translations_download_split.py b/script/translations_download_split.py
index 08ea9fbcccc0dd..03718cf7cab723 100755
--- a/script/translations_download_split.py
+++ b/script/translations_download_split.py
@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Merge all translation sources into a single JSON file."""
 import glob
+import json
 import os
 import re
-
-from homeassistant.util import json as json_util
+from typing import Union, List, Dict
 
 FILENAME_FORMAT = re.compile(r'strings\.(?P<suffix>\w+)\.json')
 
 
+def load_json(filename: str) \
+        -> Union[List, Dict]:
+    """Load JSON data from a file and return as dict or list.
+
+    Defaults to returning empty dict if file is not found.
+    """
+    with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as fdesc:
+        return json.loads(fdesc.read())
+    return {}
+
+
+def save_json(filename: str, data: Union[List, Dict]):
+    """Save JSON data to a file.
+
+    Returns True on success.
+    """
+    data = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+    with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as fdesc:
+        fdesc.write(data)
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 def get_language(path):
     """Get the language code for the given file path."""
     return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0]
@@ -55,13 +78,13 @@ def save_language_translations(lang, translations):
         if base_translations:
             path = get_component_path(lang, component)
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
-            json_util.save_json(path, base_translations)
+            save_json(path, base_translations)
 
         for platform, platform_translations in component_translations.get(
                 'platform', {}).items():
             path = get_platform_path(lang, component, platform)
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
-            json_util.save_json(path, platform_translations)
+            save_json(path, platform_translations)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -73,7 +96,7 @@ def main():
     paths = glob.iglob("build/translations-download/*.json")
     for path in paths:
         lang = get_language(path)
-        translations = json_util.load_json(path)
+        translations = load_json(path)
         save_language_translations(lang, translations)
 
 
diff --git a/script/translations_upload_merge.py b/script/translations_upload_merge.py
index 6382c8d9abed6b..450a4c9ba0fb64 100755
--- a/script/translations_upload_merge.py
+++ b/script/translations_upload_merge.py
@@ -2,14 +2,37 @@
 """Merge all translation sources into a single JSON file."""
 import glob
 import itertools
+import json
 import os
 import re
-
-from homeassistant.util import json as json_util
+from typing import Union, List, Dict
 
 FILENAME_FORMAT = re.compile(r'strings\.(?P<suffix>\w+)\.json')
 
 
+def load_json(filename: str) \
+        -> Union[List, Dict]:
+    """Load JSON data from a file and return as dict or list.
+
+    Defaults to returning empty dict if file is not found.
+    """
+    with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as fdesc:
+        return json.loads(fdesc.read())
+    return {}
+
+
+def save_json(filename: str, data: Union[List, Dict]):
+    """Save JSON data to a file.
+
+    Returns True on success.
+    """
+    data = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+    with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as fdesc:
+        fdesc.write(data)
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 def find_strings_files():
     """Return the paths of the strings source files."""
     return itertools.chain(
@@ -66,14 +89,14 @@ def main():
     for path in paths:
         component, platform = get_component_platform(path)
         parent = get_translation_dict(translations, component, platform)
-        strings = json_util.load_json(path)
+        strings = load_json(path)
         parent.update(strings)
 
     os.chdir(root)
 
     os.makedirs("build", exist_ok=True)
 
-    json_util.save_json(
+    save_json(
         os.path.join("build", "translations-upload.json"), translations)