diff --git a/nova/cmd/__init__.py b/nova/cmd/__init__.py
index a0d4dc38d908..87edf9b4b957 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,3 @@ os.environ['EVENTLET_NO_GREENDNS'] = 'yes'
 import eventlet
 
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
-
-from nova.openstack.common import gettextutils
-gettextutils.enable_lazy()