diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb..0000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 00cef7d..ae4ad53 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
-Babel>=1.3
 
 oslo.config>=1.11.0
 oslo.log>=1.0.0,<1.1.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e28ff80..d88efbe 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,17 +37,3 @@ oslo.config.opts =
 
 [upload_sphinx]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = grafana_dashboards/locale
-domain = grafyaml
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = grafyaml
-output_dir = grafana_dashboards/locale
-input_file = grafana_dashboards/locale/grafyaml.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = grafana_dashboards/locale/grafyaml.pot