diff --git a/nova/test.py b/nova/test.py
index b82506db0bd3..6698d0e551fb 100644
--- a/nova/test.py
+++ b/nova/test.py
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
 
         self.useFixture(fixtures.NestedTempfile())
         self.useFixture(fixtures.TempHomeDir())
-        self.useFixture(nova_fixtures.TranslationFixture())
         self.useFixture(log_fixture.get_logging_handle_error_fixture())
 
         self.useFixture(nova_fixtures.OutputStreamCapture())
diff --git a/nova/tests/fixtures.py b/nova/tests/fixtures.py
index c630bb74c57b..f1ae8ea32a2c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/nova/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 """Fixtures for Nova tests."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import gettext
 import logging as std_logging
 import os
 import uuid
@@ -56,17 +55,6 @@ class ServiceFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         self.addCleanup(self.service.kill)
 
 
-class TranslationFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
-    """Use gettext NullTranslation objects in tests."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TranslationFixture, self).setUp()
-        nulltrans = gettext.NullTranslations()
-        gettext_fixture = fixtures.MonkeyPatch('gettext.translation',
-                                               lambda *x, **y: nulltrans)
-        self.gettext_patcher = self.useFixture(gettext_fixture)
-
-
 class NullHandler(std_logging.Handler):
     """custom default NullHandler to attempt to format the record.