diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtil.java
index f663926e8263..f9f9310f5662 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtil.java
@@ -24,15 +24,12 @@
 
 package jenkins.util;
 
-import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.CheckForNull;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
-import hudson.PluginWrapper;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.MissingResourceException;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
 import org.kohsuke.accmod.Restricted;
@@ -44,9 +41,8 @@
  * @since 2.0
  */
 @Restricted(NoExternalUse.class)
-public class ResourceBundleUtil {
-
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("jenkins.util.ResourceBundle");
+public final class ResourceBundleUtil {
+    // TODO proper cache eviction
     private static final Map<String, JSONObject> bundles = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     private ResourceBundleUtil() {
@@ -70,55 +66,20 @@ private ResourceBundleUtil() {
      * @throws MissingResourceException Missing resource bundle.
      */
     public static @NonNull JSONObject getBundle(@NonNull String baseName, @NonNull Locale locale) throws MissingResourceException {
-        String bundleKey = baseName + ":" + locale;
-        JSONObject bundleJSON = bundles.get(bundleKey);
+        var bundleKey = baseName + ":" + locale;
+        var bundleJSON = bundles.get(bundleKey);
 
         if (bundleJSON != null) {
             return bundleJSON;
         }
-
-        ResourceBundle bundle = getBundle(baseName, locale, Jenkins.class.getClassLoader());
-        if (bundle == null) {
-            // Not in Jenkins core. Check the plugins.
-            Jenkins jenkins = Jenkins.getInstanceOrNull();
-            if (jenkins != null) {
-                for (PluginWrapper plugin : jenkins.getPluginManager().getPlugins()) {
-                    bundle = getBundle(baseName, locale, plugin.classLoader);
-                    if (bundle != null) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (bundle == null) {
-            throw new MissingResourceException("Can't find bundle for base name "
-                    + baseName + ", locale " + locale, baseName + "_" + locale, "");
-        }
-
-        bundleJSON = toJSONObject(bundle);
+        var noFallbackControl = ResourceBundle.Control.getNoFallbackControl(ResourceBundle.Control.FORMAT_DEFAULT);
+        var uberClassLoader = Jenkins.get().getPluginManager().uberClassLoader;
+        bundleJSON = toJSONObject(ResourceBundle.getBundle(baseName, locale, uberClassLoader, noFallbackControl));
         bundles.put(bundleKey, bundleJSON);
 
         return bundleJSON;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get a plugin bundle using the supplied Locale and classLoader
-     *
-     * @param baseName The bundle base name.
-     * @param locale The Locale.
-     * @param classLoader The classLoader
-     * @return The bundle JSON.
-     */
-    private static @CheckForNull ResourceBundle getBundle(@NonNull String baseName, @NonNull Locale locale, @NonNull ClassLoader classLoader) {
-        try {
-            return ResourceBundle.getBundle(baseName, locale, classLoader);
-        } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
-            // fall through and return null.
-            logger.finer(e.getMessage());
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create a JSON representation of a resource bundle
      *
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtilTest.java b/test/src/test/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtilTest.java
similarity index 61%
rename from core/src/test/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtilTest.java
rename to test/src/test/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtilTest.java
index a6265f0136db..d62ecdefd862 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtilTest.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/jenkins/util/ResourceBundleUtilTest.java
@@ -24,18 +24,23 @@
 
 package jenkins.util;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.MissingResourceException;
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
-import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule;
 
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:tom.fennelly@gmail.com">tom.fennelly@gmail.com</a>
  */
 public class ResourceBundleUtilTest {
+    @Rule
+    public JenkinsRule j = new JenkinsRule();
 
     /**
      * Test resource bundle loading for a defined locale.
@@ -43,12 +48,20 @@ public class ResourceBundleUtilTest {
     @Test
     public void test_known_locale() {
         JSONObject bundle = ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", Locale.GERMAN);
-        Assert.assertEquals("Initialisiere Log-Rekorder", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.init"));
+        assertEquals("Initialisiere Log-Rekorder", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.init"));
         bundle = ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", new Locale("de"));
-        Assert.assertEquals("Initialisiere Log-Rekorder", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.init"));
+        assertEquals("Initialisiere Log-Rekorder", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.init"));
 
         // Test caching - should get the same bundle instance back...
-        Assert.assertSame(ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", new Locale("de")), bundle);
+        assertSame(ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", new Locale("de")), bundle);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void noFallbackLocale() {
+        try (var ignored = new DefaultLocale(new Locale("fr"))) {
+            var bundle = ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", new Locale("en"));
+            assertEquals("System Log", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.DisplayName"));
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,16 +69,8 @@ public void test_known_locale() {
      */
     @Test
     public void test_unknown_locale() {
-        Locale defaultOSLocale = Locale.getDefault();
-        try {
-            //Set Default-Locale to english
-            Locale.setDefault(new Locale("en", "US"));
-
-            JSONObject bundle = ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", new Locale("kok")); // konkani
-            Assert.assertEquals("Initializing log recorders", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.init"));
-        } finally {
-            Locale.setDefault(defaultOSLocale);
-        }
+        JSONObject bundle = ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.logging.Messages", new Locale("kok")); // konkani
+        assertEquals("Initializing log recorders", bundle.getString("LogRecorderManager.init"));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,4 +80,18 @@ public void test_unknown_locale() {
     public void test_unknown_bundle() {
         assertThrows(MissingResourceException.class, () -> ResourceBundleUtil.getBundle("hudson.blah.Whatever"));
     }
+
+    private static class DefaultLocale implements AutoCloseable {
+        private Locale previous;
+
+        DefaultLocale(Locale locale) {
+            previous = Locale.getDefault();
+            Locale.setDefault(locale);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+            Locale.setDefault(previous);
+        }
+    }
 }