diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb76..000000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7e40c2d3f..8b5912574 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-Babel!=2.4.0,>=2.3.4 # BSD
 eventlet>=0.25.1 # MIT
 Flask!=0.11,>=0.10 # BSD
 greenlet>=0.4.10 # MIT
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e945ffe33..dbf5aab4c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -128,22 +128,3 @@ designate.notification.plugin =
 
 wsgi_scripts =
     designate-api-wsgi = designate.api.wsgi:init_application
-
-[egg_info]
-tag_build =
-tag_date = 0
-tag_svn_revision = 0
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = designate/locale
-domain = designate
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = designate
-output_dir = designate/locale
-input_file = designate/locale/designate.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = designate/locale/designate.pot