diff --git a/heat/openstack/common/config/generator.py b/heat/openstack/common/config/generator.py
index 43113b343..0bf984983 100644
--- a/heat/openstack/common/config/generator.py
+++ b/heat/openstack/common/config/generator.py
@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 import six
 import stevedore.named
 
-from heat.openstack.common import gettextutils
 from heat.common import i18n
 from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 
-gettextutils.install('heat')
-
 STROPT = "StrOpt"
 BOOLOPT = "BoolOpt"
 INTOPT = "IntOpt"