--- a/b2g/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/b2g/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -79,22 +79,22 @@ install::
 	  $(PYTHON) $(topsrcdir)/config/Preprocessor.py $(PREF_PPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) $(XULPPFLAGS) \
 	    $(LOCALE_SRCDIR)/existing-profile-defaults.js > $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/defaults/existing-profile-defaults.js; \
 	fi
 
 NO_JA_JP_MAC_AB_CD := $(if $(filter ja-JP-mac, $(AB_CD)),ja,$(AB_CD))
 
 libs-%:
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(DIST)/install
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../toolkit/locales libs-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../services/sync/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../extensions/spellcheck/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../intl/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=$(PREF_DIR) BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY)/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../toolkit/locales libs-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../services/sync/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../extensions/spellcheck/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../intl/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=$(PREF_DIR)
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY)/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
 
 
 repackage-win32-installer: WIN32_INSTALLER_OUT=$(_ABS_DIST)/$(PKG_INST_PATH)$(PKG_INST_BASENAME).exe
 repackage-win32-installer: $(call ESCAPE_SPACE,$(WIN32_INSTALLER_IN)) $(SUBMAKEFILES) libs-$(AB_CD)
 	@echo "Repackaging $(WIN32_INSTALLER_IN) into $(WIN32_INSTALLER_OUT)."
 	$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY) export
 	$(MAKE) -C ../installer/windows CONFIG_DIR=l10ngen l10ngen/setup.exe l10ngen/7zSD.sfx
 	$(MAKE) repackage-zip \

--- a/browser/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -143,22 +143,22 @@ install:: $(addsuffix .xml,$(SEARCH_PLUG
 	  SEARCH_PLUGIN_BASE=`basename $$SEARCH_PLUGIN`;\
 	  $(PYTHON) $(topsrcdir)/config/Preprocessor.py $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) \
 	    $$SEARCH_PLUGIN > $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/searchplugins/$$SEARCH_PLUGIN_BASE; \
 	done
 
 
 libs-%:
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(DIST)/install
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../toolkit/locales libs-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../services/sync/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../extensions/spellcheck/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../../intl/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=$(PREF_DIR) BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY)/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../toolkit/locales libs-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../services/sync/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../extensions/spellcheck/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../../intl/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=$(PREF_DIR)
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY)/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
 
 repackage-win32-installer: WIN32_INSTALLER_OUT=$(_ABS_DIST)/$(PKG_INST_PATH)$(PKG_INST_BASENAME).exe
 repackage-win32-installer: $(call ESCAPE_WILDCARD,$(WIN32_INSTALLER_IN)) $(SUBMAKEFILES) libs-$(AB_CD)
 	@echo "Repackaging $(WIN32_INSTALLER_IN) into $(WIN32_INSTALLER_OUT)."
 	$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY) export
 	$(MAKE) -C ../installer/windows CONFIG_DIR=l10ngen l10ngen/setup.exe l10ngen/7zSD.sfx
 	$(MAKE) repackage-zip \
 	  AB_CD=$(AB_CD) \

--- a/mobile/android/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ clobber-zip:
 # also clean up potential left-overs of multi-locale builds, notably
 # values-*/strings.xml. Those would be in the way of a single locale build,
 # which this target is for
 clobber-stage:
 	$(RM) -rf $(STAGEDIST)
 	$(RM) $(DEPTH)/mobile/android/base/res/values-*/strings.xml
 
 libs-%:
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/locales libs-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=defaults/pref BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/locales libs-$*
+	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=defaults/pref
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET),Android)
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/android/base/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/android/base/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
 endif
 
 # Tailored target to just add the chrome processing for multi-locale builds
 chrome-%:
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/locales chrome-$*
 	@$(MAKE) chrome AB_CD=$*
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET),Android)
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/android/base/locales chrome-$*

--- a/mobile/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -159,23 +159,23 @@ include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 #############
 libs-preqs =\
   $(call mkdir-deps,$(DIST)/install) \
   $(NULL)
 
 libs-%: $(libs-preqs)
 	$(display-deps)
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/toolkit/locales libs-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/services/sync/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/intl/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/toolkit/locales libs-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/services/sync/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/intl/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
 	@$(MAKE) -B $(bookmarks) AB_CD=$*
 	@$(MAKE) -B searchplugins AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
-	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=defaults/pref BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY)/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=defaults/pref
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/$(MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY)/locales AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$*
 
 # Tailored target to just add the chrome processing for multi-locale builds
 chrome-%:
 	$(display-deps)
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/toolkit/locales chrome-$*
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/services/sync/locales chrome AB_CD=$*
 	@$(MAKE) -B $(bookmarks) AB_CD=$*
 	@$(MAKE) -B searchplugins AB_CD=$*

--- a/mobile/xul/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/xul/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ clobber-zip:
 	  $(STAGEDIST)/chrome/$(AB_CD).manifest \
 	  $(STAGEDIST)/defaults/preferences/mobile-l10n.js
 	$(RM) -r $(STAGEDIST)/dictionaries \
 	  $(STAGEDIST)/hyphenation \
 	  $(STAGEDIST)/defaults/profile \
 	  $(STAGEDIST)/chrome/$(AB_CD)
 
 libs-%:
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/locales libs-$* BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
-	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=defaults/preferences BOTH_MANIFESTS=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/locales libs-$*
+	@$(MAKE) libs AB_CD=$* XPI_NAME=locale-$* PREF_DIR=defaults/preferences
 
 # Tailored target to just add the chrome processing for multi-locale builds
 chrome-%:
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/mobile/locales chrome-$*
 	@$(MAKE) chrome AB_CD=$*
 ifeq ($(OS_TARGET),Android)
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(DEPTH)/embedding/android chrome AB_CD=$*
 endif

--- a/toolkit/locales/l10n.mk
+++ b/toolkit/locales/l10n.mk
@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@
 # makefile defines the following targets:
 # clobber-zip
 #   This target should remove all language dependent-files from $(STAGEDIST),
 #   depending on $(AB_CD) set to the locale code.
 #   $(AB_CD) will be en-US on the initial unpacking of the package
 # libs-%
 #   This target should call into the various libs targets that this
 #   application depends on.
-#   Make sure to set BOTH_MANIFESTS=1, as this will be called only once
-#   for both packages and language packs.
 # installer-%
 #   This target should list all required targets, a typical rule would be
 #	installers-%: clobber-% langpack-% repackage-zip-%
 #		@echo "repackaging done"
 #   to initially clobber the locale staging area, and then to build the
 #   language pack and zip package.
 #   Other targets like windows installers might be listed, too, and should
 #   be defined in the including makefile.
@@ -166,17 +164,17 @@ TK_DEFINES = $(firstword \
 langpack-%: LANGPACK_FILE=$(_ABS_DIST)/$(PKG_LANGPACK_PATH)$(PKG_LANGPACK_BASENAME).xpi
 langpack-%: AB_CD=$*
 langpack-%: XPI_NAME=locale-$*
 langpack-%: libs-%
 	@echo "Making langpack $(LANGPACK_FILE)"
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(DIST)/$(PKG_LANGPACK_PATH)
 	$(PYTHON) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/Preprocessor.py $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) -I$(TK_DEFINES) -I$(APP_DEFINES) $(srcdir)/generic/install.rdf > $(FINAL_TARGET)/install.rdf
 	cd $(DIST)/xpi-stage/locale-$(AB_CD) && \
-	  $(ZIP) -r9D $(LANGPACK_FILE) install.rdf chrome chrome.manifest -x chrome/$(AB_CD).manifest
+	  $(ZIP) -r9D $(LANGPACK_FILE) install.rdf chrome chrome.manifest
 
 
 # This variable is to allow the wget-en-US target to know which ftp server to download from
 ifndef EN_US_BINARY_URL 
 EN_US_BINARY_URL = $(error You must set EN_US_BINARY_URL)
 endif
 
 # This make target allows us to wget the latest en-US binary from a specified website