diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb..0000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f74be54..e88a504 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -269,17 +269,3 @@ keystoneauth1.plugin =
 
 cliff.formatter.list =
     df-to-csv = cloudkittyclient.format:DataframeToCsvFormatter
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = cloudkittyclient/locale
-domain = python-cloudkittyclient
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = python-cloudkittyclient
-output_dir = cloudkittyclient/locale
-input_file = cloudkittyclient/locale/python-cloudkittyclient.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = cloudkittyclient/locale/python-cloudkittyclient.pot