diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js b/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
index 9471e04616..b37d05a8c0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ export default
             var langUrl = langInfo.replace('-', '_');
             //gettextCatalog.debug = true;
             gettextCatalog.setCurrentLanguage(langInfo);
-            // TODO: the line below is commented out temporarily until
-            // the .po files are received from the i18n team, in order to avoid
-            // 404 file not found console errors in dev
-            // gettextCatalog.loadRemote('/static/languages/' + langUrl + '.json');
+            gettextCatalog.loadRemote('/static/languages/' + langUrl + '.json');
         };
     }])
     .factory('i18n', ['gettextCatalog',