diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/service.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/service.py
index 7b18c2e50..b5b9bd5e1 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/service.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/service.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from osc_lib import exceptions
 from osc_lib import utils
 
 from openstackclient.i18n import _
-from openstackclient.i18n import _LE
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ class SetService(command.Command):
                         cs.disable(parsed_args.host, parsed_args.service)
         except Exception:
             status = "enabled" if enabled else "disabled"
-            LOG.error(_LE("Failed to set service status to %s"), status)
+            LOG.error("Failed to set service status to %s", status)
             result += 1
 
         force_down = None
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ class SetService(command.Command):
                               force_down=force_down)
         except Exception:
             state = "down" if force_down else "up"
-            LOG.error(_LE("Failed to set service state to %s"), state)
+            LOG.error("Failed to set service state to %s", state)
             result += 1
 
         if result > 0:
diff --git a/openstackclient/i18n.py b/openstackclient/i18n.py
index 1d09772ca..7564c60fb 100644
--- a/openstackclient/i18n.py
+++ b/openstackclient/i18n.py
@@ -19,13 +19,3 @@ _translators = oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='openstackclient')
 
 # 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