diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index efceab81..00000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 32a62d43..dc5718b6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-Babel>=2.5.3 # BSD
+
 botocore>=1.9.7 # Apache-2.0
 cryptography>=2.1.4 # BSD/Apache-2.0
 eventlet>=0.20.0 # MIT
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 708ca976..17003674 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@ input_file = ec2api/locale/ec2api.pot
 
 [extract_messages]
 keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
 output_file = ec2api/locale/ec2api.pot