diff --git a/src/assets/locales/en.js b/src/assets/locales/en.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a268e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/locales/en.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const en = {
+  translation: {},
+};
+
+export default en;
diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
index f7f80be..7e70071 100644
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import i18n from 'i18next';
 import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';
+import en from './assets/locales/en';
 
-// the translations
-// (tip move them in a JSON file and import them)
 const resources = {
-  en: {
-    translation: {
-      'Welcome to React': 'Welcome to React and react-i18next',
-    },
-  },
+  en,
 };
 
 i18n