diff --git a/platform/get_text_by_id.cpp b/platform/get_text_by_id.cpp
index 4a2ebafb95..f60be22468 100644
--- a/platform/get_text_by_id.cpp
+++ b/platform/get_text_by_id.cpp
@@ -15,23 +15,18 @@ string const kDefaultLanguage = "en";
 
 string GetTextSourceString(platform::TextSource textSource)
 {
-#if defined(OMIM_OS_ANDROID) || defined(OMIM_OS_IPHONE)
   switch (textSource)
   {
     case platform::TextSource::TtsSound:
-      return "sound-strings";
+      return string("sound-strings");
   }
-#else
-  switch (textSource)
-  {
-    case platform::TextSource::TtsSound:
-      return "../data/sound-strings";
-  }
-#endif
   ASSERT(false, ());
   return string();
 }
+}  // namespace
 
+namespace platform
+{
 bool GetJsonBuffer(platform::TextSource textSource, string const & localeName, string & jsonBuffer)
 {
   string const pathToJson = my::JoinFoldersToPath(
@@ -50,10 +45,7 @@ bool GetJsonBuffer(platform::TextSource textSource, string const & localeName, s
   }
   return true;
 }
-}  // namespace
 
-namespace platform
-{
 TGetTextByIdPtr MakeGetTextById(string const & jsonBuffer, string const & localeName)
 {
   TGetTextByIdPtr result(new GetTextById(jsonBuffer, localeName));
diff --git a/platform/get_text_by_id.hpp b/platform/get_text_by_id.hpp
index 9a6fd38467..b153617820 100644
--- a/platform/get_text_by_id.hpp
+++ b/platform/get_text_by_id.hpp
@@ -50,4 +50,8 @@ private:
 /// * a factory returns nullptr
 TGetTextByIdPtr GetTextByIdFactory(TextSource textSource, string const & localeName);
 TGetTextByIdPtr ForTestingGetTextByIdFactory(string const & jsonBuffer, string const & localeName);
+
+/// \bried fills jsonBuffer with json file in twine format with strings in a language of localeName.
+/// @return true if no error was happened and false otherwise.
+bool GetJsonBuffer(platform::TextSource textSource, string const & localeName, string & jsonBuffer);
 }  // namespace platform