diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a9c105f..9f750031 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ set(IMPL_SOURCES
   ${SOURCES_DIR}/catch_timer.cpp
   ${SOURCES_DIR}/catch_tostring.cpp
   ${SOURCES_DIR}/catch_totals.cpp
+  ${SOURCES_DIR}/catch_translate_exception.cpp
   ${SOURCES_DIR}/catch_version.cpp
   ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
   ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_case_insensitive_comparisons.cpp
diff --git a/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp b/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp
index 17390bc0..d12c7ba7 100644
--- a/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             ITestCaseRegistry const& getTestCaseRegistry() const override {
                 return m_testCaseRegistry;
             }
-            IExceptionTranslatorRegistry const& getExceptionTranslatorRegistry() const override {
+            ExceptionTranslatorRegistry const& getExceptionTranslatorRegistry() const override {
                 return m_exceptionTranslatorRegistry;
             }
             ITagAliasRegistry const& getTagAliasRegistry() const override {
diff --git a/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.cpp b/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4b28944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+//              Copyright Catch2 Authors
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//   (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or copy at
+//        https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
+
+#include <catch2/catch_translate_exception.hpp>
+#include <catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp>
+
+namespace Catch {
+    namespace Detail {
+        void registerTranslatorImpl(
+            Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator>&& translator ) {
+            getMutableRegistryHub().registerTranslator(
+                CATCH_MOVE( translator ) );
+        }
+    } // namespace Detail
+} // namespace Catch
diff --git a/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.hpp b/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.hpp
index 2dbeb17e..95628d50 100644
--- a/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_translate_exception.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include <exception>
 
 namespace Catch {
+    namespace Detail {
+        void registerTranslatorImpl(
+            Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator>&& translator );
+    }
 
     class ExceptionTranslatorRegistrar {
         template<typename T>
@@ -48,9 +52,8 @@ namespace Catch {
     public:
         template<typename T>
         ExceptionTranslatorRegistrar( std::string(*translateFunction)( T const& ) ) {
-            getMutableRegistryHub().registerTranslator(
-                Detail::make_unique<ExceptionTranslator<T>>(translateFunction)
-            );
+            Detail::registerTranslatorImpl( Detail::make_unique<ExceptionTranslator<T>>(
+                translateFunction ) );
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.cpp b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.cpp
index 44c272d2..4e85047c 100644
--- a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.cpp
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@
 
 namespace Catch {
     IExceptionTranslator::~IExceptionTranslator() = default;
-    IExceptionTranslatorRegistry::~IExceptionTranslatorRegistry() = default;
 }
diff --git a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.hpp b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.hpp
index 9177666a..50d4ff11 100644
--- a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.hpp
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@
 #ifndef CATCH_INTERFACES_EXCEPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CATCH_INTERFACES_EXCEPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
 
-#include <catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_unique_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace Catch {
-    using exceptionTranslateFunction = std::string(*)();
-
     class IExceptionTranslator;
     using ExceptionTranslators = std::vector<Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator const>>;
 
@@ -26,12 +23,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual std::string translate( ExceptionTranslators::const_iterator it, ExceptionTranslators::const_iterator itEnd ) const = 0;
     };
 
-    class IExceptionTranslatorRegistry {
-    public:
-        virtual ~IExceptionTranslatorRegistry(); // = default
-        virtual std::string translateActiveException() const = 0;
-    };
-
 } // namespace Catch
 
 #endif // CATCH_INTERFACES_EXCEPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp
index ebd5192d..d225e48a 100644
--- a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     class TestCaseHandle;
     struct TestCaseInfo;
     class ITestCaseRegistry;
-    class IExceptionTranslatorRegistry;
+    class ExceptionTranslatorRegistry;
     class IExceptionTranslator;
     class ReporterRegistry;
     class IReporterFactory;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual ReporterRegistry const& getReporterRegistry() const = 0;
         virtual ITestCaseRegistry const& getTestCaseRegistry() const = 0;
         virtual ITagAliasRegistry const& getTagAliasRegistry() const = 0;
-        virtual IExceptionTranslatorRegistry const& getExceptionTranslatorRegistry() const = 0;
+        virtual ExceptionTranslatorRegistry const& getExceptionTranslatorRegistry() const = 0;
 
 
         virtual StartupExceptionRegistry const& getStartupExceptionRegistry() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
index 0645c6ce..2f173563 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
@@ -6,18 +6,41 @@
 
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp>
+#include <catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_enforce.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_move_and_forward.hpp>
 
+#include <vector>
+
 namespace Catch {
 
-    ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry() {
+    namespace {
+        static std::string tryTranslators(
+            std::vector<Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator const>> const&
+                translators ) {
+            if ( translators.empty() ) {
+                std::rethrow_exception( std::current_exception() );
+            } else {
+                return translators[0]->translate( translators.begin() + 1,
+                                                  translators.end() );
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+
+    struct ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::ExceptionTranslatorRegistryImpl {
+        std::vector<Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator const>>
+            translators;
+    };
+
+    ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::ExceptionTranslatorRegistry():
+        m_impl( Detail::make_unique<ExceptionTranslatorRegistryImpl>() ) {}
+    ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry() = default;
+
     void ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::registerTranslator( Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator>&& translator ) {
-        m_translators.push_back( CATCH_MOVE( translator ) );
+        m_impl->translators.push_back( CATCH_MOVE( translator ) );
     }
 
 #if !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
@@ -37,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         // First we try user-registered translators. If none of them can
         // handle the exception, it will be rethrown handled by our defaults.
         try {
-            return tryTranslators();
+            return tryTranslators(m_impl->translators);
         }
         // To avoid having to handle TFE explicitly everywhere, we just
         // rethrow it so that it goes back up the caller.
@@ -61,22 +84,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
     }
 
-    std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::tryTranslators() const {
-        if (m_translators.empty()) {
-            std::rethrow_exception(std::current_exception());
-        } else {
-            return m_translators[0]->translate(m_translators.begin() + 1, m_translators.end());
-        }
-    }
-
 #else // ^^ Exceptions are enabled // Exceptions are disabled vv
     std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::translateActiveException() const {
         CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR("Attempted to translate active exception under CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS!");
     }
-
-    std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::tryTranslators() const {
-        CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR("Attempted to use exception translators under CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS!");
-    }
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp
index 2aafa684..c0180e9e 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@
 #ifndef CATCH_EXCEPTION_TRANSLATOR_REGISTRY_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CATCH_EXCEPTION_TRANSLATOR_REGISTRY_HPP_INCLUDED
 
-#include <catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_exception.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_unique_ptr.hpp>
 
-#include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Catch {
+    class IExceptionTranslator;
+
+    class ExceptionTranslatorRegistry {
+        struct ExceptionTranslatorRegistryImpl;
+        Detail::unique_ptr<ExceptionTranslatorRegistryImpl> m_impl;
 
-    class ExceptionTranslatorRegistry : public IExceptionTranslatorRegistry {
     public:
-        ~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry() override;
+        ExceptionTranslatorRegistry();
+        ~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry();
         void registerTranslator( Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator>&& translator );
-        std::string translateActiveException() const override;
-        std::string tryTranslators() const;
-
-    private:
-        ExceptionTranslators m_translators;
+        std::string translateActiveException() const;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/meson.build b/src/catch2/meson.build
index 879c6244..123c6717 100644
--- a/src/catch2/meson.build
+++ b/src/catch2/meson.build
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ internal_sources = files(
   'catch_timer.cpp',
   'catch_tostring.cpp',
   'catch_totals.cpp',
+  'catch_translate_exception.cpp',
   'catch_version.cpp',
 )