diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a8268061..5c72e637c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ yarn-error.log
 package-lock.json
 reports
 dist
-src/i18n/json
+i18n/*.js
+i18n/json
 test/dev.html
 lib
 *~~bak
diff --git a/i18n/en-US.js b/i18n/en-US.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 68021da04..000000000
--- a/i18n/en-US.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-export default {
-  "ba.anonymousUserName": "Some User",
-  "ba.whoAnnotated": "{name} annotated",
-  "ba.whoDrew": "{name} drew",
-  "ba.whoHighlighted": "{name} highlighted",
-  "be.approvalAddTask": "Add Task",
-  "be.approvalAddTaskTooltip": "Assigning a task to someone will send them a notification with the message in the comment box and allow them to approve or deny.",
-  "be.approvalAssignees": "Assignees",
-  "be.approvalDueDate": "Due Date",
-  "be.approvalSelectDate": "Select a date",
-  "be.atMentionTip": "@mention users to notify them.",
-  "be.commentCancel": "Cancel",
-  "be.commentDeleteCancel": "No",
-  "be.commentDeleteConfirm": "Yes",
-  "be.commentDeletePrompt": "Delete comment?",
-  "be.commentPost": "Post",
-  "be.commentPostedFullDateTime": "{time, date, full} at {time, time, short}",
-  "be.commentShowOriginal": "Show Original",
-  "be.commentTranslate": "Translate",
-  "be.commentWrite": "Write a comment",
-  "be.deleteLabel": "Delete"
-}
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diff --git a/i18n/json/src/components/AnnotationPopover/messages.json b/i18n/json/src/components/AnnotationPopover/messages.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 613ac03e1..000000000
--- a/i18n/json/src/components/AnnotationPopover/messages.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": "ba.anonymousUserName",
-    "description": "Placeholder when the current annotation's user information is unknown",
-    "defaultMessage": "Some User"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "ba.whoHighlighted",
-    "description": "Label for who highlighted the annotated text",
-    "defaultMessage": "{name} highlighted"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "ba.whoDrew",
-    "description": "Label for who drew the drawing annotation",
-    "defaultMessage": "{name} drew"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "ba.whoAnnotated",
-    "description": "Label for who left the annotation",
-    "defaultMessage": "{name} annotated"
-  }
-]
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diff --git a/i18n/json/third-party/messages.json b/i18n/json/third-party/messages.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2455370ac..000000000
--- a/i18n/json/third-party/messages.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": "be.approvalAddTask",
-    "description": "Label for checkbox to add approvers to a comment",
-    "defaultMessage": "Add Task"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.approvalAddTaskTooltip",
-    "description": "Tooltip text for checkbox to add approvers to a comment",
-    "defaultMessage": "Assigning a task to someone will send them a notification with the message in the comment box and allow them to approve or deny."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.approvalAssignees",
-    "description": "Title for assignees input",
-    "defaultMessage": "Assignees"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.approvalDueDate",
-    "description": "Title for approvers due date input",
-    "defaultMessage": "Due Date"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.approvalSelectDate",
-    "description": "Placeholder for due date input",
-    "defaultMessage": "Select a date"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.atMentionTip",
-    "description": "Mentioning call to action displayed below the comment input",
-    "defaultMessage": "@mention users to notify them."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentPostedFullDateTime",
-    "description": "Comment posted full date time for title",
-    "defaultMessage": "{time, date, full} at {time, time, short}"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentCancel",
-    "description": "Text for cancel button",
-    "defaultMessage": "Cancel"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentDeleteCancel",
-    "description": "Button text to cancel comment deletion",
-    "defaultMessage": "No"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentDeleteConfirm",
-    "description": "Button text to confirm comment deletion",
-    "defaultMessage": "Yes"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentDeletePrompt",
-    "description": "Confirmation prompt text to delete comment",
-    "defaultMessage": "Delete comment?"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentPost",
-    "description": "Text for post button",
-    "defaultMessage": "Post"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentShowOriginal",
-    "description": "Show original button for showing original comment",
-    "defaultMessage": "Show Original"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentTranslate",
-    "description": "Translate button for translating comment",
-    "defaultMessage": "Translate"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.commentWrite",
-    "description": "Placeholder for comment input",
-    "defaultMessage": "Write a comment"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "be.deleteLabel",
-    "description": "Aria label for button to delete a comment or task",
-    "defaultMessage": "Delete"
-  }
-]
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