diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 74a3c69..3085e3f 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Babel==2.3.4
 oslo.config==5.2.0
 oslo.i18n==3.15.3
 enum34==1.0.4
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d450e06..a843587 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-Babel>=2.3.4 # BSD
 oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 PrettyTable<0.8,>=0.7.1 # BSD