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 6f5370bc0..37a956d40 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -61,17 +61,3 @@ console_scripts =
     neutron-fwaas-migrate-v1-to-v2 = neutron_fwaas.cmd.v1_to_v2_db_migration:main
 neutron.status.upgrade.checks =
     neutron_fwaas = neutron_fwaas.cmd.upgrade_checks.checks:Checks
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = neutron_fwaas/locale/neutron_fwaas.pot
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = neutron_fwaas/locale
-domain = neutron_fwaas
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = neutron_fwaas
-output_dir = neutron_fwaas/locale
-input_file = neutron_fwaas/locale/neutron_fwaas.pot