diff --git a/installer/example-settings.xml b/installer/example-settings.xml
index d9b1a27b..cae40e61 100644
--- a/installer/example-settings.xml
+++ b/installer/example-settings.xml
@@ -18,10 +18,5 @@
 
     <activeProfiles>
         <activeProfile>defaults</activeProfile>
-        <!-- <activeProfile>i18n</activeProfile> -->
-        <!-- Replace the "defaults" activeProfile with "i18n" to include 
-            the Vitro-languages and VIVO-Languages repos in the Maven compilation and 
-            installation process -->
-
     </activeProfiles>
 </settings>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6cf39965..b4f42591 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,16 +68,28 @@
     </modules>
 
     <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>i18n</id>
+       <profile>
+            <id>Vitro-languages</id>
+            <activation>
+                <file>
+                    <exists>../Vitro-languages/pom.xml</exists>
+                </file>
+            </activation>
             <modules>
                 <module>../Vitro-languages</module>
-                <module>../VIVO-languages</module>
-                <module>api</module>
-                <module>webapp</module>
-                <module>home</module>
             </modules>
-        </profile>
+       </profile>
+       <profile>
+            <id>VIVO-languages</id>
+            <activation>
+                <file>
+                    <exists>../VIVO-languages/pom.xml</exists>
+                </file>
+            </activation>
+            <modules>
+                <module>../VIVO-languages</module>
+            </modules>
+       </profile>
        <profile>
             <id>vitro</id>
             <activation>