diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb..0000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fd36eca..90ce7a1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,16 +26,3 @@ classifier =
 packages =
     octavia_lib
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = octavia_lib/locale
-domain = octavia_lib
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = octavia_lib
-output_dir = octavia_lib/locale
-input_file = octavia_lib/locale/octavia_lib.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = octavia_lib/locale/octavia_lib.pot