diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js b/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
index 7a353583e6..c5e5b782de 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ export default
             var langUrl = langInfo.replace('-', '_');
             //gettextCatalog.debug = true;
             gettextCatalog.setCurrentLanguage(langInfo);
-            gettextCatalog.loadRemote('/static/languages/' + langUrl + '.json');
+            // 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');
         };
     }])
     .factory('i18n', ['gettextCatalog',