diff --git a/config/babel-preserve-modules.config.js b/config/babel-preserve-modules.config.js
index 673de5397..91cbc9bdb 100644
--- a/config/babel-preserve-modules.config.js
+++ b/config/babel-preserve-modules.config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
         [
           'react-intl',
           {
-            messagesDir: './temp/babel-plugin-react-intl',
             moduleSourceName: '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n',
           },
         ],
diff --git a/config/babel.config.js b/config/babel.config.js
index 89ba41477..d8d923615 100644
--- a/config/babel.config.js
+++ b/config/babel.config.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ module.exports = {
         [
           'react-intl',
           {
-            messagesDir: './temp/babel-plugin-react-intl',
             moduleSourceName: '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n',
           },
         ],