diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb76b..0000000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index eca1de1e52..bb82ecd2ee 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -106,17 +106,3 @@ oslo.policy.enforcer =
     octavia = octavia.common.policy:get_no_context_enforcer
 oslo.middleware.healthcheck =
     octavia_db_check = octavia.api.healthcheck.healthcheck_plugins:OctaviaDBHealthcheck
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = octavia/locale
-domain = octavia
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = octavia
-output_dir = octavia/locale
-input_file = octavia/locale/octavia.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = octavia/locale/octavia.pot