diff --git a/tools/update_messages.py b/tools/update_messages.py
index df239a69b..f263e8740 100644
--- a/tools/update_messages.py
+++ b/tools/update_messages.py
@@ -189,5 +189,4 @@ def django_admin(*args):
 
     # Run compilemessages to generate all the .mo files.
     sys.stderr = open('/dev/null', 'w')  # suppress the listing of all files
-    django_admin('compilemessages',
-                 '--ignore=vendors')
+    django_admin('compilemessages')