diff --git a/modules/app/src/main/resources/admin/tools/main/main.xml b/modules/app/src/main/resources/admin/tools/main/main.xml
index 995b7b218e..b42d99fb9d 100644
--- a/modules/app/src/main/resources/admin/tools/main/main.xml
+++ b/modules/app/src/main/resources/admin/tools/main/main.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     <api>collaboration</api>
     <api>content</api>
     <api>export</api>
-    <api>i18n</api>
     <api>license</api>
     <api>styles</api>
     <api>com.enonic.xp.app.main:launcher</api>
diff --git a/modules/app/src/main/resources/apis/i18n/i18n.js b/modules/app/src/main/resources/apis/i18n/i18n.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a8709ab8ec..0000000000
--- a/modules/app/src/main/resources/apis/i18n/i18n.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-const i18n = require('/lib/xp/i18n');
-const admin = require('/lib/xp/admin');
-
-const processRequest = function (req) {
-    const customBundles = req.params && req.params.bundles ? req.params.bundles.split(',') : [];
-    return {
-        status: 200,
-        contentType: 'application/json',
-        body: getPhrases(customBundles)
-    }
-};
-
-exports.get = processRequest;
-exports.post = processRequest;
-
-const getPhrases = function(customBundles) {
-    const locales = admin.getLocales();
-    const phrases = {};
-    let bundles = ['i18n/common', 'i18n/common_wcag', 'i18n/phrases', 'i18n/dialogs', 'i18n/wcag'];
-    if (customBundles.length) {
-        bundles = bundles.concat(customBundles);
-    }
-
-    bundles.forEach(function (bundle) {
-        const bundlePhrases = i18n.getPhrases(locales, [bundle]);
-        for (const key in bundlePhrases) {
-            if (bundlePhrases.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                // This should be ok with the hasOwnProperty check above
-                /* eslint-disable-next-line */
-                phrases[key] = bundlePhrases[key];
-            }
-        }
-    });
-
-    return phrases;
-};
diff --git a/modules/app/src/main/resources/apis/i18n/i18n.xml b/modules/app/src/main/resources/apis/i18n/i18n.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f28a669188..0000000000
--- a/modules/app/src/main/resources/apis/i18n/i18n.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<api xmlns="urn:enonic:xp:model:1.0">
-  <allow>
-    <principal>role:system.authenticated</principal>
-  </allow>
-</api>
diff --git a/modules/app/src/main/resources/assets/js/main.ts b/modules/app/src/main/resources/assets/js/main.ts
index e838b0949e..da185338cb 100644
--- a/modules/app/src/main/resources/assets/js/main.ts
+++ b/modules/app/src/main/resources/assets/js/main.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {ConnectionDetector} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/system/ConnectionDetector
 import {AppHelper} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/AppHelper';
 import {CONFIG} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/Config';
 import {i18n} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/Messages';
-import {i18nInit} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/MessagesInitializer';
 import * as $ from 'jquery';
 import {AppContext} from 'lib-contentstudio/app/AppContext';
 import {ContentDeletePromptEvent} from 'lib-contentstudio/app/browse/ContentDeletePromptEvent';
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ import {ContentAppHelper} from 'lib-contentstudio/app/wizard/ContentAppHelper';
 import {ContentWizardPanelParams} from 'lib-contentstudio/app/wizard/ContentWizardPanelParams';
 import * as Q from 'q';
 import {JSONObject} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/types';
+import {Messages} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/Messages';
 
 // Dynamically import and execute all input types, since they are used
 // on-demand, when parsing XML schemas and has not real usage in app
@@ -643,10 +643,11 @@ function initProjectContext(application: Application): Q.Promise<void> {
     if (!configScriptId) {
         throw Error('Unable to fetch app config');
     }
-    CONFIG.setConfig(JSON.parse(document.getElementById(configScriptId).innerText) as JSONObject);
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
-    await i18nInit(CONFIG.getString('services.i18nUrl'));
+    CONFIG.setConfig(JSON.parse(document.getElementById(configScriptId).innerText) as JSONObject);
+    if (Messages.isEmpty()) {
+        Messages.setMessages(JSON.parse(CONFIG.getString('phrasesAsJson')) as object);
+    }
 
     const body = Body.get();
 
diff --git a/modules/app/src/main/resources/lib/config.js b/modules/app/src/main/resources/lib/config.js
index d59ea19edf..1343e0b37d 100644
--- a/modules/app/src/main/resources/lib/config.js
+++ b/modules/app/src/main/resources/lib/config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,24 @@
 const admin = require('/lib/xp/admin');
 const portal = require('/lib/xp/portal');
 const contextLib = require('/lib/xp/context');
+const i18n = require('/lib/xp/i18n');
+
+function getPhrases() {
+    const locales = admin.getLocales();
+    const phrases = {};
+    const bundles = ['i18n/common', 'i18n/common_wcag', 'i18n/phrases', 'i18n/dialogs', 'i18n/wcag', 'i18n/page-editor'];
+
+    bundles.forEach(function (bundle) {
+        const bundlePhrases = i18n.getPhrases(locales, [bundle]);
+        for (const key in bundlePhrases) {
+            if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(bundlePhrases, key)) {
+                phrases[key] = bundlePhrases[key];
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    return phrases;
+}
 
 function getConfig() {
     const context = contextLib.get();
@@ -35,9 +53,6 @@ function getConfig() {
             contentUrl: portal.apiUrl({
                 api: 'content',
             }),
-            i18nUrl: portal.apiUrl({
-                api: 'i18n',
-            }),
             licenseUrl: portal.apiUrl({
                 api: 'license',
             }),
@@ -60,6 +75,7 @@ function getConfig() {
             application: 'admin',
             api: 'widget',
         }),
+        phrasesAsJson: JSON.stringify(getPhrases(), null, 4),
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/lib/src/main/resources/assets/js/page-editor/LiveEditPage.ts b/modules/lib/src/main/resources/assets/js/page-editor/LiveEditPage.ts
index 61686e1aab..3f1befc7d4 100644
--- a/modules/lib/src/main/resources/assets/js/page-editor/LiveEditPage.ts
+++ b/modules/lib/src/main/resources/assets/js/page-editor/LiveEditPage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {i18nInit} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/MessagesInitializer';
 import {ObjectHelper} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/ObjectHelper';
 import {Body} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/dom/Body';
 import {PageView, PageViewBuilder} from './PageView';
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ import {ResetComponentViewEvent} from './event/incoming/manipulation/ResetCompon
 import {PageStateEvent} from './event/incoming/common/PageStateEvent';
 import {PageState} from '../app/wizard/page/PageState';
 import {PageBuilder} from '../app/page/Page';
+import {Messages} from '@enonic/lib-admin-ui/util/Messages';
 
 export class LiveEditPage {
 
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ export class LiveEditPage {
         }
 
         CONFIG.setConfig(event.getConfig());
+        if (Messages.isEmpty()) {
+            Messages.setMessages(JSON.parse(CONFIG.getString('phrasesAsJson')) as object);
+        }
+
         ProjectContext.get().setProject(Project.fromJson(event.getProjectJson()));
         PageState.setState(event.getPageJson() ? new PageBuilder().fromJson(event.getPageJson()).build() : null);
 
@@ -152,9 +156,7 @@ export class LiveEditPage {
                 ContentContext.get().setContent(content);
             });
 
-        const initPromise: Q.Promise<void> = i18nInit(CONFIG.getString('services.i18nUrl'), ['i18n/page-editor']);
-
-        Q.all([initPromise, contentPromise]).then(() => {
+        Q.all([contentPromise]).then(() => {
             const body = Body.get().loadExistingChildren();
             try {
                 this.pageView = new PageViewBuilder()