diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb76..000000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 149fdac87..8451030f2 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 alabaster==0.7.10
 appdirs==1.3.0
 asn1crypto==0.23.0
-Babel==2.3.4
 cffi==1.7.0
 cliff==2.8.0
 cmd2==0.8.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 67e9f8a7b..8ae263ec3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # 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
 GitPython>=1.0.1 # BSD License (3 clause)
 eventlet!=0.20.1,>=0.20.0 # MIT
 python-heatclient>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 562c130dc..1998d7a7d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -46,20 +46,6 @@ data_files =
     share/ansible/roles/ = roles/*
     share/ansible/plugins/ = ansible_plugins/*
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = tripleo_common/locale
-domain = tripleo-common
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = tripleo-common
-output_dir = tripleo_common/locale
-input_file = tripleo_common/locale/tripleo-common.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = tripleo_common/locale/tripleo-common.pot
-
 [entry_points]
 mistral.actions =
     tripleo.baremetal.configure_boot = tripleo_common.actions.baremetal:ConfigureBootAction