diff --git a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/Dockerfile b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/Dockerfile
index 732000f2..33e88a49 100644
--- a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/Dockerfile
+++ b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/Dockerfile
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /openedx/app /openedx/env
 WORKDIR /openedx/app
 ENV PATH /openedx/app/node_modules/.bin:${PATH}
 
-######## i18n strings
-FROM base AS i18n
-COPY ./i18n /openedx/i18n
-RUN chmod a+x /openedx/i18n/*.js
-RUN echo "copying i18n data" \
-  {%- for app_name, app in iter_mfes() %}
-  && mkdir -p /openedx/i18n/{{ app_name }} \
-  {%- endfor %}
-  echo "done."
-
 {% for app_name, app in iter_mfes() %}
 ####################### {{ app_name }} MFE
 ######## {{ app_name }} (git)
@@ -42,14 +32,6 @@ ADD --keep-git-dir=true {{ app["repository"] }}#{{ app.get("version", MFE_COMMON
 FROM scratch as {{ app_name }}-src
 COPY --from={{ app_name }}-git /openedx/app /
 
-######## {{ app_name }} (i18n)
-FROM base AS {{ app_name }}-i18n
-COPY --from={{ app_name }}-src / /openedx/app
-COPY --from=i18n /openedx/i18n/{{ app_name }} /openedx/i18n/{{ app_name }}
-COPY --from=i18n /openedx/i18n/i18n-merge.js /openedx/i18n/i18n-merge.js
-RUN stat /openedx/app/src/i18n/messages 2> /dev/null || (echo "missing messages folder" && mkdir -p /openedx/app/src/i18n/messages)
-RUN /openedx/i18n/i18n-merge.js /openedx/app/src/i18n/messages /openedx/i18n/{{ app_name }} /openedx/app/src/i18n/messages
-
 ######## {{ app_name }} (common)
 FROM base AS {{ app_name }}-common
 COPY --from={{ app_name }}-src /package.json /openedx/app/package.json
@@ -65,12 +47,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm,sharing=shared npm clean-install --no-a
 {{ patch("mfe-dockerfile-post-npm-install") }}
 {{ patch("mfe-dockerfile-post-npm-install-{}".format(app_name)) }}
 COPY --from={{ app_name }}-src / /openedx/app
-COPY --from={{ app_name }}-i18n /openedx/app/src/i18n/messages /openedx/app/src/i18n/messages
 
 # Whenever a new MFE supports Atlas, it should be added to this list.
 # When all MFEs support Atlas, this if-statement should be removed.
 {% if app_name in ["communications"] %}
-RUN make OPENEDX_ATLAS_PULL=true pull_translations
+RUN make OPENEDX_ATLAS_PULL=true ATLAS_OPTIONS="--repository={{ ATLAS_REPOSITORY }} --branch={{ ATLAS_REVISION }} {{ ATLAS_OPTIONS }}" pull_translations
 {% endif %}
 
 EXPOSE {{ app['port'] }}
diff --git a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/i18n-merge.js b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/i18n-merge.js
deleted file mode 100755
index c8cceda5..00000000
--- a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/i18n-merge.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env node
-// Add to the current folder your custom translation strings, with the following file hierarchy:
-//
-//   i18n/
-//     <app name>/
-//       <language code>.json
-//
-// For instance, to override French strings from the payment app:
-//
-//   i18n/
-//     payment/
-//       fr.json
-//
-// Your custom translation strings will automatically be compiled in the MFE Docker image.
-
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
-
-function main() {
-  // Merge the messages from multiple directories and aggregate the content in a single directory.
-  // This is certainly not great idiomatic nodejs code. Please open a PR to improve this bit!
-  merge(process.argv[2], process.argv[3], process.argv[4])
-}
-
-function merge(dir1, dir2, outputDir) {
-  fs.readdirSync(dir1, {
-    withFileTypes: true
-  }).forEach(file1 => {
-    if (file1.isFile() && file1.name.endsWith(".json")) {
-      var path1 = path.resolve(path.join(dir1, file1.name));
-      var data1 = require(path1);
-      var path2 = path.resolve(path.join(dir2, file1.name));
-      fs.access(path2, (err) => {
-        if (err) {
-          return;
-        }
-        var pathOutput = path.resolve(path.join(outputDir, file1.name));
-        console.log("Merging i18 strings from " + path1 + " with " + path2 + " to " + pathOutput);
-        var data2 = require(path2);
-        var final = Object.assign(data1, data2);
-        fs.writeFileSync(pathOutput, JSON.stringify(final, null, 2));
-      });
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-main()