diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index efceab81..00000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a875c91e..f64a2412 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,18 +23,3 @@ classifier =
 [files]
 packages =
     oslo_utils
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = oslo_utils/locale
-domain = oslo_utils
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = oslo_utils
-output_dir = oslo_utils/locale
-input_file = oslo_utils/locale/oslo_utils.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = oslo_utils/locale/oslo_utils.pot
-