diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd97f824..44e77faf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ temp/babel-plugin-react-intl
 *~
 /temp
 /.vscode
+src/i18n/messages/
diff --git a/src/i18n/index.js b/src/i18n/index.js
index 068ebdbf..d6d1738d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.js
+++ b/src/i18n/index.js
@@ -1,41 +1 @@
-import { messages as footerMessages } from '@edx/frontend-component-footer';
-import { messages as headerMessages } from '@edx/frontend-component-header';
-import { messages as paragonMessages } from '@openedx/paragon';
-
-import arMessages from './messages/ar.json';
-import caMessages from './messages/ca.json';
-// no need to import en messages-- they are in the defaultMessage field
-import es419Messages from './messages/es_419.json';
-import frMessages from './messages/fr.json';
-import zhcnMessages from './messages/zh_CN.json';
-import heMessages from './messages/he.json';
-import idMessages from './messages/id.json';
-import kokrMessages from './messages/ko_kr.json';
-import plMessages from './messages/pl.json';
-import ptbrMessages from './messages/pt_br.json';
-import ruMessages from './messages/ru.json';
-import thMessages from './messages/th.json';
-import ukMessages from './messages/uk.json';
-
-const appMessages = {
-  ar: arMessages,
-  'es-419': es419Messages,
-  fr: frMessages,
-  'zh-cn': zhcnMessages,
-  ca: caMessages,
-  he: heMessages,
-  id: idMessages,
-  'ko-kr': kokrMessages,
-  pl: plMessages,
-  'pt-br': ptbrMessages,
-  ru: ruMessages,
-  th: thMessages,
-  uk: ukMessages,
-};
-
-export default [
-  headerMessages,
-  footerMessages,
-  paragonMessages,
-  appMessages,
-];
+export default [];
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ar.json b/src/i18n/messages/ar.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef42..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/ar.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ca.json b/src/i18n/messages/ca.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/ca.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/es_419.json b/src/i18n/messages/es_419.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef42..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/es_419.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/fr.json b/src/i18n/messages/fr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef42..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/fr.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/he.json b/src/i18n/messages/he.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/he.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/id.json b/src/i18n/messages/id.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/id.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ko_kr.json b/src/i18n/messages/ko_kr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/ko_kr.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/pl.json b/src/i18n/messages/pl.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/pl.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/pt_br.json b/src/i18n/messages/pt_br.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/pt_br.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ru.json b/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/th.json b/src/i18n/messages/th.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/th.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/uk.json b/src/i18n/messages/uk.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfee..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/uk.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/zh_CN.json b/src/i18n/messages/zh_CN.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef42..00000000
--- a/src/i18n/messages/zh_CN.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}