diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb7..00000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a9483ad7..bd3f3357 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -34,17 +34,3 @@ oslo.config.opts =
 
 [upload_sphinx]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = oslo_service/locale
-domain = oslo_service
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = oslo_service
-output_dir = oslo_service/locale
-input_file = oslo_service/locale/oslo_service.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = oslo_service/locale/oslo_service.pot