Let H be a Hilbert space, continuously embedded in S'(Rd), and which contains at least one non-zero element in S'(Rd). If there is a constant C0 > 0 such that ||ei❮· ,ε❯ f ( · -x)||H ≤ C0||f||H, f ∈ H, x, ε ∈ Rd, then we prove that H = L2(Rd), with equivalent norms.