diff --git a/frontend/scripts/build.js b/frontend/scripts/build.js
index 44bbbbe2ce..e6b72650df 100644
--- a/frontend/scripts/build.js
+++ b/frontend/scripts/build.js
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ const useYarn = fs.existsSync(paths.yarnLockFile);
 const WARN_AFTER_BUNDLE_GZIP_SIZE = 512 * 1024;
 const WARN_AFTER_CHUNK_GZIP_SIZE = 1024 * 1024;
 
-const localesPath = 'src/assets/locales';
-const localesBuildPath = paths.appBuild + '/locales';
 // Warn and crash if required files are missing
 if (!checkRequiredFiles([paths.appIndexJs])) {
   process.exit(1);
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ measureFileSizesBeforeBuild(paths.appBuild)
     // if you're in it, you don't end up in Trash
     fs.emptyDirSync(paths.appBuild);
     // Merge with the public folder
-    copyPublicFolder();
+    //copyPublicFolder();
     // Start the webpack build
     return build(previousFileSizes);
   })
@@ -143,10 +141,3 @@ function build(previousFileSizes) {
     });
   });
 }
-
-function copyPublicFolder() {
-  fs.copySync(localesPath, localesBuildPath, {
-    dereference: true,
-    filter: file => file !== paths.appHtml,
-  });
-}