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 5b808873..a13e7e1f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,17 +28,3 @@ packages =
 [entry_points]
 oslo.config.opts =
     oslo.versionedobjects = oslo_versionedobjects._options:list_opts
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = oslo_versionedobjects/locale
-domain = oslo_versionedobjects
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = oslo_versionedobjects
-output_dir = oslo_versionedobjects/locale
-input_file = oslo_versionedobjects/locale/oslo_versionedobjects.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = oslo_versionedobjects/locale/oslo_versionedobjects.pot