diff --git a/searchlightclient/common/utils.py b/searchlightclient/common/utils.py
index b9240c6..92074a2 100644
--- a/searchlightclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/searchlightclient/common/utils.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import yaml
 
 from searchlightclient import exc
 from searchlightclient.i18n import _
-from searchlightclient.i18n import _LE
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ def get_response_body(resp):
         try:
             body = resp.json()
         except ValueError:
-            LOG.error(_LE('Could not decode response body as JSON'))
+            LOG.error('Could not decode response body as JSON')
     else:
         body = None
     return body