diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7d75b97c..55f78b485 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
     "bitcore-mnemonic": "=1.1.1",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "=3.0.6",
     "flexboxgrid": "=6.3.1",
-    "i18next": "^9.0.0",
-    "i18next-localstorage-cache": "^1.1.1",
-    "i18next-xhr-backend": "^1.4.2",
     "lisk-js": "=0.4.5",
     "moment": "=2.15.1",
     "postcss": "=6.0.2",
@@ -45,7 +42,6 @@
     "react-circular-progressbar": "=0.1.5",
     "react-css-themr": "=2.1.2",
     "react-dom": "=15.6.x",
-    "react-i18next": "^5.2.0",
     "react-redux": "=5.0.5",
     "react-router": "=4.1.2",
     "react-router-dom": "=4.1.2",
diff --git a/src/components/app/index.test.js b/src/components/app/index.test.js
index b249a7275..ab864a635 100644
--- a/src/components/app/index.test.js
+++ b/src/components/app/index.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store';
-import { I18nextProvider } from 'react-i18next';
-import i18n from '../../i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 import App from './';
 import Login from '../login';
 import Transactions from '../transactions';
@@ -18,9 +16,7 @@ const addRouter = Component => (props, path) =>
     mount(
       <Provider {...props}>
         <MemoryRouter initialEntries={path}>
-          <I18nextProvider i18n={ i18n }>
             <Component />
-          </I18nextProvider>
         </MemoryRouter>
       </Provider>,
     );
diff --git a/src/components/header/header.js b/src/components/header/header.js
index bac432ad0..61d57ee3a 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.js
+++ b/src/components/header/header.js
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ const Header = props => (
           })}
         />
       </IconMenu>
-      <Button className={`${styles.button} logout-button`} raised onClick={props.logOut}>{props.t('logout')}</Button>
+      <Button className={`${styles.button} logout-button`} raised onClick={props.logOut}>logout</Button>
       <Button className={`${styles.button} send-button ${offlineStyle.disableWhenOffline}`}
         raised primary
         onClick={() => props.setActiveDialog({
-          title: props.t('send'),
+          title: 'Send',
           childComponent: Send,
-        })}>{props.t('send')}</Button>
+        })}>Send</Button>
     </PrivateWrapper>
   </header>
 );
diff --git a/src/components/header/header.test.js b/src/components/header/header.test.js
index 3adf251a3..3b5058f1b 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.test.js
+++ b/src/components/header/header.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ describe('Header', () => {
     const mockInputProps = {
       setActiveDialog: () => { },
       account: {},
-      t: t => t,
     };
     propsMock = sinon.mock(mockInputProps);
     wrapper = shallow(<Header {...mockInputProps} />);
diff --git a/src/components/header/index.js b/src/components/header/index.js
index cee76574c..bb858ad9d 100644
--- a/src/components/header/index.js
+++ b/src/components/header/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { translate } from 'react-i18next';
 import { dialogDisplayed } from '../../actions/dialog';
 import { accountLoggedOut } from '../../actions/account';
 import Header from './header';
@@ -12,7 +11,8 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   setActiveDialog: data => dispatch(dialogDisplayed(data)),
   logOut: () => dispatch(accountLoggedOut()),
 });
+
 export default connect(
   mapStateToProps,
   mapDispatchToProps,
-)(translate()(Header));
+)(Header);
diff --git a/src/components/header/index.test.js b/src/components/header/index.test.js
index 9f7894f33..196225312 100644
--- a/src/components/header/index.test.js
+++ b/src/components/header/index.test.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
-import { I18nextProvider } from 'react-i18next';
-import i18n from '../../i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 import * as accountActions from '../../actions/account';
 import * as dialogActions from '../../actions/dialog';
 import Header from './header';
@@ -16,11 +14,7 @@ describe('HeaderHOC', () => {
   let wrapper;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    wrapper = mount(<Provider store={store}>
-      <I18nextProvider i18n={ i18n }>
-        <HeaderHOC />
-      </I18nextProvider>
-    </Provider>);
+    wrapper = mount(<Provider store={store}><HeaderHOC /></Provider>);
   });
 
   it('should render Header', () => {
diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
deleted file mode 100755
index ea7622042..000000000
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import i18n from 'i18next';
-import XHR from 'i18next-xhr-backend';
-// import Cache from 'i18next-localstorage-cache';
-
-i18n
-  .use(XHR)
-  // .use(Cache)
-  .init({
-    fallbackLng: 'en',
-    lng: 'en',
-    react: {
-      // wait: true, // globally set to wait for loaded translations in translate hoc
-      // exposeNamespace: true // exposes namespace on data-i18next-options to be used in eg.
-    },
-
-    // have a common namespace used around the full app
-    ns: ['common'],
-    defaultNS: 'common',
-
-    debug: true,
-
-    // cache: {
-    //   enabled: true,
-    // },
-
-    interpolation: {
-      escapeValue: false, // not needed for react!!
-      formatSeparator: ',',
-      format: (value, format) => {
-        if (format === 'uppercase') return value.toUpperCase();
-        return value;
-      },
-    },
-  });
-
-
-export default i18n;
diff --git a/src/locales/de/common.json b/src/locales/de/common.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 26873f929..000000000
--- a/src/locales/de/common.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "send": "senden",
-  "logout": "Ausloggen"
-}
diff --git a/src/locales/en/common.json b/src/locales/en/common.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d74db400..000000000
--- a/src/locales/en/common.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "send": "send",
-  "logout": "logout"
-}
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 3ac36ddbc..acf338c8c 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -2,19 +2,15 @@ import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { HashRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
-import { I18nextProvider } from 'react-i18next';
 import App from './components/app';
 import store from './store';
-import i18n from './i18n'; // initialized i18next instance
 
 const rootElement = document.getElementById('app');
 
 const renderWithRouter = Component =>
   <Provider store={store}>
     <Router>
-      <I18nextProvider i18n={ i18n }>
-        <Component />
-      </I18nextProvider>
+      <Component />
     </Router>
   </Provider>;