diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 67c442c9d9..10b0c6a4f2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ setup-hooks =
 
 [compile_catalog]
 directory = heat/locale
-domain = heat
+domain = heat heat-log-critical heat-log-error heat-log-warning
 
 [update_catalog]
 domain = heat
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4e01b56e33..505fb55376 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands =
     flake8 heat bin/heat-api bin/heat-api-cfn bin/heat-api-cloudwatch bin/heat-engine bin/heat-manage contrib heat_integrationtests doc/source
-    # Check that .po and .pot files are valid:
-    bash -c "find heat -type f -regex '.*\.pot?' -print0|xargs -0 -n 1 msgfmt --check-format -o /dev/null"
     python tools/custom_guidelines.py --exclude heat/engine/resources/aws
 
 [testenv:venv]