diff --git a/src/i18n/index.jsx b/src/i18n/index.jsx
index 469ebd3..8a01428 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.jsx
+++ b/src/i18n/index.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 import arMessages from './messages/ar.json';
+import caMessages from './messages/ca.json';
+// no need to import en messages-- they are in the defaultMessage field
 import es419Messages from './messages/es_419.json';
 import frMessages from './messages/fr.json';
 import zhcnMessages from './messages/zh_CN.json';
+import heMessages from './messages/he.json';
+import idMessages from './messages/id.json';
+import kokrMessages from './messages/ko_kr.json';
+import plMessages from './messages/pl.json';
+import ptbrMessages from './messages/pt_br.json';
+import ruMessages from './messages/ru.json';
+import thMessages from './messages/th.json';
+import ukMessages from './messages/uk.json';
 
 const messages = {
   ar: arMessages,
   'es-419': es419Messages,
   fr: frMessages,
   'zh-cn': zhcnMessages,
+  ca: caMessages,
+  he: heMessages,
+  id: idMessages,
+  'ko-kr': kokrMessages,
+  pl: plMessages,
+  'pt-br': ptbrMessages,
+  ru: ruMessages,
+  th: thMessages,
+  uk: ukMessages,
 };
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ca.json b/src/i18n/messages/ca.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/ca.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/he.json b/src/i18n/messages/he.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/he.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/id.json b/src/i18n/messages/id.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/id.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ko_kr.json b/src/i18n/messages/ko_kr.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/ko_kr.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/pl.json b/src/i18n/messages/pl.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/pl.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/pt_br.json b/src/i18n/messages/pt_br.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/pt_br.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/ru.json b/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/th.json b/src/i18n/messages/th.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/th.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/uk.json b/src/i18n/messages/uk.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/uk.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webpack/webpack.common.config.js b/webpack/webpack.common.config.js
index 33f128d..b2845fe 100755
--- a/webpack/webpack.common.config.js
+++ b/webpack/webpack.common.config.js
@@ -12,8 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   resolve: {
     extensions: ['.js', '.jsx'],
-    alias: {
-      '@edx/frontend-i18n': path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/i18n/'),
-    },
   },
 };