diff --git a/nova/hacking/checks.py b/nova/hacking/checks.py
index b4a477adcadc..886547c51180 100644
--- a/nova/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/nova/hacking/checks.py
@@ -311,28 +311,6 @@ def no_setting_conf_directly_in_tests(logical_line, filename):
                       "forbidden. Use self.flags(option=value) instead")
 
 
-def validate_log_translations(logical_line, physical_line, filename):
-    # Translations are not required in the test directory
-    # and the Xen utilities
-    if ("nova/tests" in filename or
-                "plugins/xenserver/xenapi/etc/xapi.d" in filename):
-        return
-    if pep8.noqa(physical_line):
-        return
-    msg = "N328: LOG.info messages require translations `_LI()`!"
-    if log_translation_info.match(logical_line):
-        yield (0, msg)
-    msg = "N329: LOG.exception messages require translations `_LE()`!"
-    if log_translation_exception.match(logical_line):
-        yield (0, msg)
-    msg = "N330: LOG.warning, LOG.warn messages require translations `_LW()`!"
-    if log_translation_LW.match(logical_line):
-        yield (0, msg)
-    msg = "N321: Log messages require translations!"
-    if log_translation.match(logical_line):
-        yield (0, msg)
-
-
 def no_mutable_default_args(logical_line):
     msg = "N322: Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable!"
     if mutable_default_args.match(logical_line):
@@ -846,7 +824,6 @@ def factory(register):
     register(assert_raises_regexp)
     register(no_translate_debug_logs)
     register(no_setting_conf_directly_in_tests)
-    register(validate_log_translations)
     register(no_mutable_default_args)
     register(check_explicit_underscore_import)
     register(use_jsonutils)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py b/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
index aa138404fc0d..47b4ce518f0f 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
@@ -208,32 +208,6 @@ class HackingTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.no_setting_conf_directly_in_tests(
             "CONF.option = 1", "nova/compute/foo.py"))), 0)
 
-    def test_log_translations(self):
-        logs = ['audit', 'error', 'info', 'warning', 'critical', 'warn',
-                'exception']
-        levels = ['_LI', '_LW', '_LE', '_LC']
-        debug = "LOG.debug('OK')"
-        self.assertEqual(
-            0, len(list(checks.validate_log_translations(debug, debug, 'f'))))
-        for log in logs:
-            bad = 'LOG.%s("Bad")' % log
-            self.assertEqual(1,
-                len(list(
-                    checks.validate_log_translations(bad, bad, 'f'))))
-            ok = "LOG.%s('OK')    # noqa" % log
-            self.assertEqual(0,
-                len(list(
-                    checks.validate_log_translations(ok, ok, 'f'))))
-            ok = "LOG.%s(variable)" % log
-            self.assertEqual(0,
-                len(list(
-                    checks.validate_log_translations(ok, ok, 'f'))))
-            for level in levels:
-                ok = "LOG.%s(%s('OK'))" % (log, level)
-                self.assertEqual(0,
-                    len(list(
-                        checks.validate_log_translations(ok, ok, 'f'))))
-
     def test_no_mutable_default_args(self):
         self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.no_mutable_default_args(
             "def get_info_from_bdm(virt_type, bdm, mapping=[])"))))