diff --git a/tripleo_common/exception.py b/tripleo_common/exception.py
index e4a69e615..b608d5401 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/exception.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/exception.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import six
 from six import reraise as raise_
 
 from tripleo_common.i18n import _
-from tripleo_common.i18n import _LE
 
 _FATAL_EXCEPTION_FORMAT_ERRORS = False
 
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ class TripleoCommonException(Exception):
             exc_info = sys.exc_info()
             # kwargs doesn't match a variable in the message
             # log the issue and the kwargs
-            LOG.exception(_LE('Exception in string format operation'))
+            LOG.exception('Exception in string format operation')
             for name, value in kwargs.items():
-                LOG.error(_LE("%(name)s: %(value)s"),
+                LOG.error("%(name)s: %(value)s",
                           {'name': name, 'value': value})  # noqa
 
             if _FATAL_EXCEPTION_FORMAT_ERRORS:
diff --git a/tripleo_common/i18n.py b/tripleo_common/i18n.py
index 79243d49f..52a538a6d 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/i18n.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/i18n.py
@@ -23,13 +23,3 @@ _translators = i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='tripleo')
 
 # 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