diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/i18n-test.js b/src/lib/__tests__/i18n-test.js
index ff85fb7d1..20e6cd60e 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/i18n-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/i18n-test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
 import i18n from '../i18n';
 
 describe('i18n', () => {
     it('should return an intl provider object', () => {
         const intl = i18n.createAnnotatorIntl();
-        expect(intl.provider).to.be.an.instanceof(IntlProvider);
+        expect(intl.messages).to.be.an('object');
         expect(intl.language).to.equal('en-US');
-        expect(intl.intlLocaleData).to.be.an('array');
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n.js b/src/lib/i18n.js
index c9700dab1..7d8bba8e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n.js
+++ b/src/lib/i18n.js
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-import { IntlProvider, addLocaleData } from 'react-intl';
-import intlLocaleData from 'react-intl-locale-data'; // eslint-disable-line
-
 // TODO @mickryan remove after we upgrade the annotations version
-let annotationMessages;
+let annotationMessages = {};
 
 try {
-    annotationMessages = require('box-annotations-messages'); // eslint-disable-line
-} catch (e) {
-    annotationMessages = {};
-}
+    annotationMessages = require('box-annotations-messages').default; // eslint-disable-line
+} catch (e) {} // eslint-disable-line
 
 const language = __LANGUAGE__ || 'en-US'; // eslint-disable-line
 
@@ -19,17 +14,9 @@ const language = __LANGUAGE__ || 'en-US'; // eslint-disable-line
  * @return {Object}
  */
 const createAnnotatorIntl = () => {
-    addLocaleData(intlLocaleData);
     return {
-        intlLocaleData,
+        messages: annotationMessages,
         language,
-        provider: new IntlProvider(
-            {
-                locale: language.substr(0, language.indexOf('-')),
-                messages: annotationMessages,
-            },
-            {},
-        ),
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js b/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js
index 8488c26e6..e873ee887 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-expressions */
 import EventEmitter from 'events';
-import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
 import BaseViewer from '../BaseViewer';
 import Browser from '../../Browser';
 import RepStatus from '../../RepStatus';
@@ -1386,9 +1385,8 @@ describe('lib/viewers/BaseViewer', () => {
             expect(combinedOptions.location).to.deep.equal({ locale: 'en-US' });
             expect(combinedOptions.randomOption).to.equal('derp');
             expect(combinedOptions.localizedStrings).to.not.be.undefined;
-            expect(combinedOptions.intl.provider).to.be.an.instanceof(IntlProvider);
             expect(combinedOptions.intl.language).to.equal('en-US');
-            expect(combinedOptions.intl.intlLocaleData).to.be.an('array');
+            expect(combinedOptions.intl.messages).to.be.an('object');
         });
     });