diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py b/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py
index f3e27e933..912258876 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ from embed import EmbedController
 from error import ErrorController
 from post import PostController
 from toolbar import ToolbarController
-from i18n import I18nController
 from awards import AwardsController
 from ads import AdsController
 from usage import UsageController
diff --git a/r2/r2/i18n/en/LC_MESSAGES/r2.data b/r2/r2/i18n/en/LC_MESSAGES/r2.data
index 7160da669..10521a2fc 100644
--- a/r2/r2/i18n/en/LC_MESSAGES/r2.data
+++ b/r2/r2/i18n/en/LC_MESSAGES/r2.data
@@ -1,41 +1 @@
-(dp1
-S'en_name'
-p2
-Ven
-p3
-sS'num_completed'
-p4
-I457
-sS'name'
-p5
-Ven
-p6
-sS'plural_names'
-p7
-(lp8
-Vsingular
-p9
-aVplural
-p10
-asS'source_trans'
-p11
-(dp12
-sS'_is_enabled'
-p13
-I00
-sS'author'
-p14
-c__builtin__
-set
-p15
-((ltRp16
-sS'enabled'
-p17
-(dp18
-sS'num_total'
-p19
-I457
-sS'nplurals'
-p20
-I2
-s.
+{"_is_enabled": true, "en_name": "English", "num_completed": 921, "name": "English", "num_total": 1095}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/i18n.py b/r2/r2/lib/i18n.py
index 5a80a16f9..96aa487cd 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/i18n.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/i18n.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ try:
     import reddit_i18n
     I18N_PATH = os.path.dirname(reddit_i18n.__file__)
 except ImportError:
-    I18N_PATH = os.path.abspath('r2/i18n')
+    I18N_PATH = os.path.abspath('r2/r2/i18n')
 
 
 def get_available_languages():
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/translation.py b/r2/r2/lib/translation.py
index d36a3aaf5..68f51987d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/translation.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/translation.py
@@ -19,21 +19,12 @@
 # All portions of the code written by CondeNet are Copyright (c) 2006-2010
 # CondeNet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ################################################################################
-from babel import Locale
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-import gettext
-from hashlib import md5
 import json
 import os
 import pylons
-from pylons.i18n import _
 from pylons.i18n.translation import translation, LanguageError, NullTranslations
-import random
-import re
-import time
 
 from r2.lib.i18n import I18N_PATH as _i18n_path
-from r2.lib.utils import Storage
 
 
 _domain = 'r2'
@@ -67,10 +58,11 @@ def set_lang(lang, graceful_fail = False, **kwargs):
 
 
 def load_data(lang, path=_i18n_path, domain=_domain, extension='data'):
-    filename = os.path.join(path, locale, 'LC_MESSAGES',
+    filename = os.path.join(path, lang, 'LC_MESSAGES',
                             domain + '.' + extension)
     with open(filename) as datafile:
         data = json.load(datafile)
+    return data
 
 
 def get_active_langs(path=_i18n_path, default_lang='en'):