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/gnocchiclient/i18n.py b/gnocchiclient/i18n.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 048e8f4..0000000
--- a/gnocchiclient/i18n.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-import oslo_i18n as i18n
-
-_translators = i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='gnocchiclient')
-
-# The primary translation function using the well-known name "_"
-_ = _translators.primary
-
-# Translators for log levels.
-#
-# The abbreviated names are meant to reflect the usual use of a short
-# name like '_'. The "L" is for "log" and the other letter comes from
-# the level.
-_LI = _translators.log_info
-_LW = _translators.log_warning
-_LE = _translators.log_error
-_LC = _translators.log_critical
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 67f4e1c..f423224 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr<2.0,>=1.4
-Babel>=1.3
 cliff>=1.14.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.i18n>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization>=1.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 keystoneauth1>=1.0.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7b2a79b..1533483 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,19 +38,5 @@ all_files = 1
 [upload_sphinx]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = gnocchiclient/locale
-domain = gnocchiclient
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = gnocchiclient
-output_dir = gnocchiclient/locale
-input_file = gnocchiclient/locale/gnocchiclient.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = gnocchiclient/locale/gnocchiclient.pot
-
 [wheel]
 universal = 1
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 97f03e2..d9f0317 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,5 +36,4 @@ commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 
 show-source = True
 ignore = E123,E125
-builtins = _
 exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build