diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 4f67cc36d..2f87116d0 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = (api) => {
       ['@babel/proposal-object-rest-spread', { useBuiltIns: true }],
       ['@babel/proposal-decorators', { legacy: true }],
       '@babel/proposal-class-properties',
-      ['react-intl', { messagesDir: './build/messages/' }],
+      'react-intl',
       'preval',
     ],
     'sourceType': 'unambiguous',