diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5730daa5a..c22e14581 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
         "maximebf/debugbar": "~1.10",
         "ext-mbstring": "*",
         "ext-openssl": "*",
-        "ext-curl": "*",
-        "twig/extensions": "^1.3"
+        "ext-curl": "*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "codeception/codeception": "^2.1",
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/Twig.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/Twig.php
index 6b6314eea..4a3121d98 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/Twig.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/Twig.php
@@ -151,13 +151,6 @@ class Twig
             }
             $this->twig->addExtension(new TwigExtension());
 
-            // enable the Intl Twig extension if translations  are enabled
-            if (count($config->get('system.languages.supported', [])) > 0) {
-                if (class_exists('\Twig_Extensions_Extension_Intl')) {
-                    $this->twig->addExtension(new \Twig_Extensions_Extension_Intl());
-                }
-            }
-
             $this->grav->fireEvent('onTwigExtensions');
 
             // Set some standard variables for twig