diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index e8059237a..62dafab01 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 alembic==0.9.6
-Babel==2.3.4
 cachetools==2.0.0
 coverage==4.0
 croniter==0.3.4
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c72f99049..b4fe1ddd8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 alembic>=0.9.6 # MIT
-Babel!=2.4.0,>=2.3.4 # BSD
 croniter>=0.3.4 # MIT License
 cachetools>=2.0.0 # MIT License
 dogpile.cache>=0.6.2 # BSD