diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index efceab81..00000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 6f9fafaa..744ac1f4 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 alabaster==0.7.10
 appdirs==1.3.0
-Babel==2.3.4
 cliff==2.8.0
 cmd2==0.8.0
 coverage==4.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a793e103..5153b209 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
-Babel!=2.4.0,>=2.3.4 # BSD
 cliff!=2.9.0,>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.12 # MIT
 python-dateutil>=2.5.3 # BSD
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f331a1dd..fbde4c37 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,17 +31,3 @@ console_scripts =
 toscaparser.extensions =
     tosca_simple_profile_for_nfv_1_0_0 = toscaparser.extensions.nfv.tosca_simple_profile_for_nfv_1_0_0:NfvProfile_1_0_0
     tosca_simple_profile_for_mec_1_0_0 = toscaparser.extensions.mec.tosca_simple_profile_for_mec_1_0_0:MecProfile_1_0_0
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = toscaparser/locale
-domain = toscaparser
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = toscaparser
-output_dir = toscaparser/locale
-input_file = toscaparser/locale/toscaparser.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = toscaparser/locale/toscaparser.pot