diff --git a/pokedex/db/markdown.py b/pokedex/db/markdown.py
index 2bef876..0bc6971 100644
--- a/pokedex/db/markdown.py
+++ b/pokedex/db/markdown.py
@@ -77,27 +77,6 @@ class _MoveEffects(object):
 
         return MarkdownString(effect_text)
 
-class MoveEffectProperty(object):
-    """Property that wraps a move effect.  Used like this:
-
-        MoveClass.effect = MoveEffectProperty('effect')
-
-        some_move.effect            # returns a MarkdownString
-        some_move.effect.as_html    # returns a chunk of HTML
-
-    This class also performs simple substitution on the effect, replacing
-    `$effect_chance` with the move's actual effect chance.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, effect_column):
-        self.effect_column = effect_column
-
-    def __get__(self, move, move_class):
-        if move is None:
-            # Don't crash with getattr on the class
-            return NotImplemented
-        return _MoveEffects(self.effect_column, move)['en']
-
 class MoveEffectsProperty(object):
     """Property that wraps move effects.  Used like this:
 
diff --git a/pokedex/db/tables.py b/pokedex/db/tables.py
index 5615fc6..0b2c80f 100644
--- a/pokedex/db/tables.py
+++ b/pokedex/db/tables.py
@@ -1572,20 +1572,10 @@ Move.super_contest_combo_prev = association_proxy('super_contest_combo_second',
 Move.target = relation(MoveTarget, backref='moves')
 Move.type = relation(Type, back_populates='moves')
 
-Move.effect = markdown.MoveEffectProperty('effect')
-Move.effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('effect')
-Move.short_effect = markdown.MoveEffectProperty('short_effect')
-Move.short_effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('short_effect')
-
 MoveChangelog.changed_in = relation(VersionGroup, backref='move_changelog')
 MoveChangelog.move_effect = relation(MoveEffect, backref='move_changelog')
 MoveChangelog.type = relation(Type, backref='move_changelog')
 
-MoveChangelog.effect = markdown.MoveEffectProperty('effect')
-MoveChangelog.effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('effect')
-MoveChangelog.short_effect = markdown.MoveEffectProperty('short_effect')
-MoveChangelog.short_effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('short_effect')
-
 MoveEffect.category_map = relation(MoveEffectCategoryMap)
 MoveEffect.categories = association_proxy('category_map', 'category')
 MoveEffect.changelog = relation(MoveEffectChangelog,
@@ -1944,3 +1934,13 @@ for table in list(table_classes):
 for table in list(table_classes):
     if issubclass(table, LanguageSpecific):
         table.language = relation(Language, primaryjoin=table.language_id == Language.id)
+
+Move.effect = DefaultLangProperty('effects')
+Move.effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('effect')
+Move.short_effect = DefaultLangProperty('short_effects')
+Move.short_effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('short_effect')
+
+MoveChangelog.effect = DefaultLangProperty('effects')
+MoveChangelog.effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('effect')
+MoveChangelog.short_effect = DefaultLangProperty('short_effects')
+MoveChangelog.short_effects = markdown.MoveEffectsProperty('short_effect')