diff --git a/admin/user.php b/admin/user.php
index ac0f5f94cb6..80e462d2743 100644
--- a/admin/user.php
+++ b/admin/user.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
     } else {
 
-        $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(false);
+        $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
         if (empty($mnethosts)) {
             $mnethosts = $DB->get_records('mnet_host', null, 'id', 'id,wwwroot,name');
         }
diff --git a/auth/classes/digital_consent.php b/auth/classes/digital_consent.php
index e3e7e59bd61..3f7e3afc36b 100644
--- a/auth/classes/digital_consent.php
+++ b/auth/classes/digital_consent.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class digital_consent {
     public static function parse_age_digital_consent_map($ageconsentmap) {
 
         $ageconsentmapparsed = array();
-        $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries();
+        $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
         $isdefaultvaluepresent = false;
         $lines = preg_split('/\r|\n/', $ageconsentmap, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
         foreach ($lines as $line) {
diff --git a/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php b/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php
index fa9c1662e5b..b596f15aea4 100644
--- a/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php
+++ b/blocks/myprofile/block_myprofile.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class block_myprofile extends block_base {
         $this->content->text .= '<div class="myprofileitem fullname">'.fullname($USER).'</div>';
 
         if(!isset($this->config->display_country) || $this->config->display_country == 1) {
-            $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries();
+            $countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
             if (isset($countries[$USER->country])) {
                 $this->content->text .= '<div class="myprofileitem country">';
                 $this->content->text .= get_string('country') . ': ' . $countries[$USER->country];
diff --git a/user/classes/participants_table.php b/user/classes/participants_table.php
index bc66a9efbe1..a53caf185f3 100644
--- a/user/classes/participants_table.php
+++ b/user/classes/participants_table.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class participants_table extends \table_sql {
         $this->enrolid = $enrolid;
         $this->status = $status;
         $this->selectall = $selectall;
-        $this->countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries();
+        $this->countries = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries(true);
         $this->extrafields = $extrafields;
         $this->context = $context;
         if ($canseegroups) {