diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a9872e0398..12d3c297fe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-# Temporarily add Babel reference to avoid problem
-# in keystone-coverage-db CI job
-Babel!=2.4.0,>=2.3.4 # BSD
-
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 WebOb>=1.7.1 # MIT
 Flask!=0.11,>=1.0.2  # BSD