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/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5582d1739..9ba882414 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -29,17 +29,3 @@ packages =
 console_scripts =
     bifrost_inventory.py = bifrost.inventory:main
     bifrost_inventory = bifrost.inventory:main
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = bifrost/locale
-domain = bifrost
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = bifrost
-output_dir = bifrost/locale
-input_file = bifrost/locale/bifrost.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = bifrost/locale/bifrost.pot