diff --git a/playbooks/roles/insights/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/insights/tasks/main.yml
index 62f0e02..694c600 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/insights/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/insights/tasks/main.yml
@@ -106,15 +106,6 @@
     - assets
     - assets:gather
 
-- name: compile translations
-  shell: ". {{ insights_venv_dir }}/bin/activate && i18n_tool generate -v"
-  args:
-    chdir: "{{ insights_code_dir }}/analytics_dashboard"
-  become_user: "{{ insights_user }}"
-  tags:
-    - assets
-    - assets:gather
-
 - name: write out the supervisior wrapper
   template:
     src: "edx/app/insights/insights.sh.j2"