diff --git a/holder.go b/holder.go
index 899c25944..0a1af820b 100644
--- a/holder.go
+++ b/holder.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Holder struct {
 
 	// Key/ID translation
 	translateFile            *TranslateFile
-	NewPrimaryTranslateStore func(interface{}) (TranslateStore, error)
+	NewPrimaryTranslateStore func(interface{}) TranslateStore
 
 	// opened channel is closed once Open() completes.
 	opened chan struct{}
@@ -590,10 +590,7 @@ func (h *Holder) setPrimaryTranslateStore(node *Node) {
 	if node != nil {
 		nodeID = node.ID
 	}
-	ts, err := h.NewPrimaryTranslateStore(node)
-	if err != nil {
-		h.Logger.Printf("setPrimaryTranslateStore: %s", err)
-	}
+	ts := h.NewPrimaryTranslateStore(node)
 	h.translateFile.SetPrimaryStore(nodeID, ts)
 }
 
diff --git a/http/translator.go b/http/translator.go
index f5e9f3ed3..f83bde113 100644
--- a/http/translator.go
+++ b/http/translator.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Ensure implementation implements inteface.
@@ -26,12 +25,12 @@ type translateStore struct {
 // NewTranslateStore returns a new instance of TranslateStore based on node.
 // DEPRECATED: Providing a string url to this function is being deprecated. Instead,
 // provide a *pilosa.Node.
-func NewTranslateStore(node interface{}) (pilosa.TranslateStore, error) {
+func NewTranslateStore(node interface{}) pilosa.TranslateStore {
 	var n *pilosa.Node
 	switch v := node.(type) {
 	case string:
 		if uri, err := pilosa.NewURIFromAddress(v); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating uri")
+			panic("bad uri for translatestore in deprecated api")
 		} else {
 			n = &pilosa.Node{
 				ID:  v,
@@ -41,9 +40,9 @@ func NewTranslateStore(node interface{}) (pilosa.TranslateStore, error) {
 	case *pilosa.Node:
 		n = v
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("*pilosa.Node is the only type supported by NewTranslateStore().")
+		panic("*pilosa.Node is the only type supported by NewTranslateStore().")
 	}
-	return &translateStore{node: n}, nil
+	return &translateStore{node: n}
 }
 
 // TranslateColumnsToUint64 is not currently implemented.
diff --git a/http/translator_test.go b/http/translator_test.go
index 496d85cc9..ce96b3c2c 100644
--- a/http/translator_test.go
+++ b/http/translator_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestTranslateStore_Reader(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Connect to server and stream all available data.
-			store, _ := http.NewTranslateStore(primary.URL())
+			store := http.NewTranslateStore(primary.URL())
 
 			// Wait to ensure writes make it to translate store
 			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestTranslateStore_Reader(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Connect to server and begin streaming.
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-			store, _ := http.NewTranslateStore(primary.URL())
+			store := http.NewTranslateStore(primary.URL())
 			if _, err := store.Reader(ctx, 0); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -124,11 +124,8 @@ func TestTranslateStore_Reader(t *testing.T) {
 		primary := test.MustRunCluster(t, 1, []server.CommandOption{opts})[0]
 		defer primary.Close()
 
-		ts, err := http.NewTranslateStore(primary.URL())
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
-		}
-		_, err = ts.Reader(context.Background(), 0)
+		ts := http.NewTranslateStore(primary.URL())
+		_, err := ts.Reader(context.Background(), 0)
 		if err != pilosa.ErrNotImplemented {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 77593292c..3815f1bf4 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func OptServerPrimaryTranslateStore(store TranslateStore) ServerOption {
 	}
 }
 
-func OptServerPrimaryTranslateStoreFunc(tf func(interface{}) (TranslateStore, error)) ServerOption {
+func OptServerPrimaryTranslateStoreFunc(tf func(interface{}) TranslateStore) ServerOption {
 
 	return func(s *Server) error {
 		s.holder.NewPrimaryTranslateStore = tf
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func OptServerClusterHasher(h Hasher) ServerOption {
 
 func OptServerTranslateFileMapSize(mapSize int) ServerOption {
 	return func(s *Server) error {
-		s.holder.translateFile = NewTranslateFile(OptTranslateFileMapSize(mapSize))
+		s.holder.translateFile = NewTranslateFile(
+			OptTranslateFileMapSize(mapSize),
+			OptTranslateFileLogger(s.logger))
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/handler_test.go b/server/handler_test.go
index aac2447f1..9e76d77b9 100644
--- a/server/handler_test.go
+++ b/server/handler_test.go
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ func TestClusterTranslator(t *testing.T) {
 	cluster[0] = test.NewCommandNode(true)
 	cluster[0].Config.Gossip.Port = "0"
 	cluster[0].Start()
-	httpTranslateStore, _ := http.NewTranslateStore(cluster[0].URL())
+	httpTranslateStore := http.NewTranslateStore(cluster[0].URL())
 	cluster[1] = test.NewCommandNode(false,
 		server.OptCommandServerOptions(
 			pilosa.OptServerPrimaryTranslateStore(httpTranslateStore),
diff --git a/translate.go b/translate.go
index b875c415d..86ed6c914 100644
--- a/translate.go
+++ b/translate.go
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ var nopTStore TranslateStore = nopTranslateStore{}
 
 // newNopTranslateStore returns a translate store which does nothing. It returns a global
 // object to avoid unnecessary allocations.
-func newNopTranslateStore(interface{}) (TranslateStore, error) { return nopTStore, nil }
+func newNopTranslateStore(interface{}) TranslateStore { return nopTStore }
 
 // nopTranslateStore represents a no-op implementation of the TranslateStore interface.
 type nopTranslateStore struct{}