diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/makemessages.py b/django/core/management/commands/makemessages.py
index 570e94c2a2..d7d4db2b81 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/makemessages.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/makemessages.py
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
             self.locale_paths = [os.path.abspath(os.path.join('conf', 'locale'))]
             self.default_locale_path = self.locale_paths[0]
             self.invoked_for_django = True
-            # Ignoring all contrib apps
-            self.ignore_patterns += ['contrib/*']
         else:
             self.locale_paths.extend(list(settings.LOCALE_PATHS))
             # Allow to run makemessages inside an app dir
diff --git a/scripts/manage_translations.py b/scripts/manage_translations.py
index e126a5c8bc..d578a88ea9 100644
--- a/scripts/manage_translations.py
+++ b/scripts/manage_translations.py
@@ -84,21 +84,17 @@ def update_catalogs(resources=None, languages=None):
     Update the en/LC_MESSAGES/django.po (main and contrib) files with
     new/updated translatable strings.
     """
-    contrib_dirs = _get_locale_dirs(resources, include_core=False)
+    if resources is not None:
+        print("`update_catalogs` will always process all resources.")
+    contrib_dirs = _get_locale_dirs(None, include_core=False)
 
     os.chdir(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'django'))
-    print("Updating main en catalog")
+    print("Updating en catalogs for Django and contrib apps...")
     call_command('makemessages', locale=['en'])
     _check_diff('core', os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'conf', 'locale'))
 
-    # Contrib catalogs
+    # Stats for contrib catalogs
     for name, dir_ in contrib_dirs:
-        os.chdir(os.path.join(dir_, '..'))
-        print("Updating en catalog in %s" % dir_)
-        if name.endswith('-js'):
-            call_command('makemessages', locale=['en'], domain='djangojs')
-        else:
-            call_command('makemessages', locale=['en'])
         _check_diff(name, dir_)