diff --git a/cinderclient/shell.py b/cinderclient/shell.py
index 841748a3f..b648fbce0 100644
--- a/cinderclient/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/shell.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import six
 import six.moves.urllib.parse as urlparse
 
 import cinderclient
-from cinderclient import _i18n
 from cinderclient._i18n import _
 from cinderclient import api_versions
 from cinderclient import client
@@ -47,10 +46,6 @@ from cinderclient import exceptions as exc
 from cinderclient import utils
 
 
-# Enable i18n lazy translation
-_i18n.enable_lazy()
-
-
 DEFAULT_CINDER_ENDPOINT_TYPE = 'publicURL'
 V1_SHELL = 'cinderclient.v1.shell'
 V2_SHELL = 'cinderclient.v2.shell'