diff --git a/oslo_reports/_i18n.py b/oslo_reports/_i18n.py
index 8db1970..1439398 100644
--- a/oslo_reports/_i18n.py
+++ b/oslo_reports/_i18n.py
@@ -23,13 +23,3 @@ _translators = oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='oslo_reports')
 
 # The primary translation function using the well-known name "_"
 _ = _translators.primary
-
-# Translators for log levels.
-#
-# The abbreviated names are meant to reflect the usual use of a short
-# name like '_'. The "L" is for "log" and the other letter comes from
-# the level.
-_LI = _translators.log_info
-_LW = _translators.log_warning
-_LE = _translators.log_error
-_LC = _translators.log_critical
diff --git a/oslo_reports/guru_meditation_report.py b/oslo_reports/guru_meditation_report.py
index 3ff497d..620c8d3 100644
--- a/oslo_reports/guru_meditation_report.py
+++ b/oslo_reports/guru_meditation_report.py
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ import traceback
 
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
-from oslo_reports._i18n import _LE
-from oslo_reports._i18n import _LW
 from oslo_reports.generators import conf as cgen
 from oslo_reports.generators import process as prgen
 from oslo_reports.generators import threading as tgen
@@ -154,11 +152,11 @@ class GuruMeditation(object):
         else:
             if hasattr(signal, 'SIGUSR1'):
                 # TODO(dims) We need to remove this in the "O" release cycle
-                LOG.warning(_LW("Guru meditation now registers SIGUSR1 and "
-                                "SIGUSR2 by default for backward "
-                                "compatibility. SIGUSR1 will no longer be "
-                                "registered in a future release, so please "
-                                "use SIGUSR2 to generate reports."))
+                LOG.warning("Guru meditation now registers SIGUSR1 and "
+                            "SIGUSR2 by default for backward "
+                            "compatibility. SIGUSR1 will no longer be "
+                            "registered in a future release, so please "
+                            "use SIGUSR2 to generate reports.")
                 cls._setup_signal(signal.SIGUSR1,
                                   version, service_name, log_dir)
             if hasattr(signal, 'SIGUSR2'):
@@ -171,8 +169,8 @@ class GuruMeditation(object):
 
         st = os.stat(filepath)
         if not bool(st.st_mode & stat.S_IRGRP):
-            LOG.error(_LE("Guru Meditation Report does not have read "
-                          "permissions to '%s' file."), filepath)
+            LOG.error("Guru Meditation Report does not have read "
+                      "permissions to '%s' file.", filepath)
 
         def _handler():
             mtime = time.time()