diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 56ad9298f7b9..d460f5d08431 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ tag_svn_revision = 0
 
 [compile_catalog]
 directory = nova/locale
-domain = nova
+domain = nova nova-log-critical nova-log-error nova-log-info nova-log-warning
 
 [update_catalog]
 domain = nova
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 89bcad806532..12b14ede2356 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ basepython = python2.7
 deps = hacking
 commands =
   bash tools/flake8wrap.sh {posargs}
-  # Check that .po and .pot files are valid.
-  bash -c "find nova -type f -regex '.*\.pot?' -print0| \
-           xargs -0 -n 1 msgfmt --check-format -o /dev/null"
 
 [testenv:py34]
 # NOTE(mriedem): If py34 fails with "db type could not be determined", delete