diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index efceab8..0000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a92758c..1fc33f3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,17 +52,3 @@ paste.filter_factory =
     sizelimit = oslo_middleware:RequestBodySizeLimiter.factory
     ssl = oslo_middleware:SSLMiddleware.factory
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = oslo_middleware/locale
-domain = oslo_middleware
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = oslo_middleware
-output_dir = oslo_middleware/locale
-input_file = oslo_middleware/locale/oslo_middleware.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = oslo_middleware/locale/oslo_middleware.pot
-