diff --git a/.tx/config b/.tx/config
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d389e0..0000000
--- a/.tx/config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[main]
-host = https://www.transifex.com
-
-[o:open-edx:p:xblocks:r:recommender]
-file_filter = recommender/translations/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/text.po
-source_file = recommender/translations/en/LC_MESSAGES/text.po
-source_lang = en
-type        = PO
diff --git a/recommender/recommender.py b/recommender/recommender.py
index f4ce74c..c200a4d 100644
--- a/recommender/recommender.py
+++ b/recommender/recommender.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import bleach
 from webob.response import Response
-from django.utils import translation
 
 from xblock.core import XBlock
 from xblock.exceptions import JsonHandlerError
@@ -278,6 +277,8 @@ class RecommenderXBlock(HelperXBlock):
         'url', 'title', 'description', 'descriptionText'
     ]
 
+    i18n_js_namespace = 'RecommenderXBlockI18N'
+
     def _get_onetime_url(self, filename):
         """
         Return one time url for uploaded screenshot
@@ -948,19 +949,13 @@ def _construct_view_resource(self, resource):
 
         return result
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_statici18n_js_url():  # pragma: no cover
-        """
-        Returns the Javascript translation file for the currently selected language, if any found by `pkg_resources`
-        """
-        lang_code = translation.get_language()
-        if not lang_code:
-            return None
-        text_js = 'public/js/translations/{lang_code}/text.js'
-        country_code = lang_code.split('-')[0]
-        for code in (translation.to_locale(lang_code), lang_code, country_code):
-            if pkg_resources.resource_exists(resource_loader.module_name, text_js.format(lang_code=code)):
-                return text_js.format(lang_code=code)
+    def _get_statici18n_js_url(self):
+        """Return the JavaScript translation file provided by the XBlockI18NService."""
+        if i18n_service := self.runtime.service(self, "i18n"):
+            if url_getter_func := getattr(i18n_service, 'get_javascript_i18n_catalog_url', None):
+                if javascript_url := url_getter_func(self):
+                    return javascript_url
+
         return None
 
     def student_view(self, _context=None):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -1009,9 +1004,8 @@ def student_view(self, _context=None):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         frag.add_css(self.resource_string("static/css/recommender.css"))
         frag.add_css(self.resource_string("static/css/introjs.css"))
         frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string("static/js/src/jquery.tooltipster.min.js"))
-        statici18n_js_url = self._get_statici18n_js_url()
-        if statici18n_js_url:
-            frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string(statici18n_js_url))
+        if statici18n_js_url := self._get_statici18n_js_url():
+            frag.add_javascript(statici18n_js_url)
         frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string("static/js/src/cats.js"))
         frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string("static/js/src/recommender.js"))
         frag.initialize_js('RecommenderXBlock', self.get_client_configuration())
@@ -1029,9 +1023,8 @@ def studio_view(self, _context=None):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         ))
         frag.add_css(load("static/css/recommenderstudio.css"))
         frag.add_javascript_url("//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.min.js")
-        statici18n_js_url = self._get_statici18n_js_url()
-        if statici18n_js_url:
-            frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string(statici18n_js_url))
+        if statici18n_js_url := self._get_statici18n_js_url():
+            frag.add_javascript(statici18n_js_url)
         frag.add_javascript(load("static/js/src/recommenderstudio.js"))
         frag.initialize_js('RecommenderXBlock')
         return frag
diff --git a/translation_settings.py b/translation_settings.py
index acc9d54..1a37f71 100644
--- a/translation_settings.py
+++ b/translation_settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import os
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     ('zh_CN', 'Chinese (China)'),
 ]
 
-LOCALE_PATHS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "locale")]
+LOCALE_PATHS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "recommender", "conf", "locale")]
 
 STATICI18N_DOMAIN = 'text'
 STATICI18N_NAMESPACE = 'RecommenderXBlockI18N'