diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/__init__.py b/neutron_lbaas/__init__.py
index fa7a241e5..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/__init__.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/__init__.py
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-import gettext
-import six
-
-
-if six.PY2:
-    gettext.install('neutron', unicode=1)
-else:
-    gettext.install('neutron')
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent.py b/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent.py
index bbcc1bd2a..1ca9204ca 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from neutron.common import rpc as n_rpc
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_service import service
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.agent import agent_manager as manager
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent_manager.py b/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent_manager.py
index af3240fdf..c1796801e 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent_manager.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/agent/agent_manager.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from oslo_service import loopingcall
 from oslo_service import periodic_task
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE, _LI
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE, _LI
 from neutron_lbaas.agent import agent_api
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers.common import agent_driver_base
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/common/keystone.py b/neutron_lbaas/common/keystone.py
index 6240e47ed..8d29dcdd4 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/common/keystone.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/common/keystone.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py b/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py
index e0c04323c..cdc4af6b0 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import orm
 from sqlalchemy.orm import exc
 from sqlalchemy.orm import validates
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancer
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_dbv2.py b/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_dbv2.py
index 08069fd42..f3a505d97 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_dbv2.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_dbv2.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 from sqlalchemy.orm import exc
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas import agent_scheduler
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import models
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancerv2
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/models.py b/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/models.py
index 48015c546..80c7c17d6 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/models.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/db/loadbalancer/models.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.ext import orderinglist
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
 
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_callbacks.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_callbacks.py
index 7704838eb..d58f5f7e6 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_callbacks.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_callbacks.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import oslo_messaging as messaging
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LW
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LW
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_dbv2
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import models as db_models
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import data_models
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
index 49492acc8..92b9d0c15 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 import oslo_messaging as messaging
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers.common import agent_callbacks
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers import driver_base
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import lbaas_agentschedulerv2
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
index cdf7313c8..a9086e1dc 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LI, _LE, _LW
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LI, _LE, _LW
 from neutron_lbaas.agent import agent_device_driver
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import data_models
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/kemptechnologies/config.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/kemptechnologies/config.py
index 53ce575df..58075c327 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/kemptechnologies/config.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/kemptechnologies/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
+
+
 KEMP_OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('lm_address', default='192.168.0.1',
                help=_('Management address of the LoadMaster appliance.')),
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver_v2.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver_v2.py
index 5ae23bde3..7ae052a76 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver_v2.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver_v2.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from neutron import context as ncontext
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from oslo_service import service
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers import driver_base
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers.driver_mixins import BaseManagerMixin
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.drivers.netscaler import ncc_client
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/octavia/driver.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/octavia/driver.py
index 7fe666365..03435691d 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/octavia/driver.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/octavia/driver.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 import requests
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.common import keystone
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers import driver_base
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/radware/base_v2_driver.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/radware/base_v2_driver.py
index 331f94ba0..2509cfe6c 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/radware/base_v2_driver.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/radware/base_v2_driver.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import helpers as log_helpers
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.drivers import driver_base
 
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentscheduler.py b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentscheduler.py
index b18a8e3fd..cc7b778fd 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentscheduler.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentscheduler.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from neutron.plugins.common import constants as plugin_const
 from neutron import policy
 from neutron import wsgi
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancer
 
 LOADBALANCER_POOL = 'loadbalancer-pool'
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentschedulerv2.py b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentschedulerv2.py
index 7ba5e80ac..e8febbf0d 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentschedulerv2.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/lbaas_agentschedulerv2.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from neutron.plugins.common import constants as plugin_const
 from neutron import policy
 from neutron import wsgi
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancer
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancerv2
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancer.py b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancer.py
index 9d93424b5..eb34bc4a2 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancer.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancer.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from neutron.common import exceptions as nexception
 from neutron import manager
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from neutron.services import service_base
+
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancerv2
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancerv2.py b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancerv2.py
index 4979df6dd..e2d33b3ba 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancerv2.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/extensions/loadbalancerv2.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from neutron import manager
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from neutron.services import service_base
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
 
 LOADBALANCERV2_PREFIX = "/lbaas"
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py
index 5f2341b36..deb77c6d4 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from neutron.common import rpc as n_rpc
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_service import service
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.agent import agent_manager as manager
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as l_const
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_manager.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_manager.py
index 41e387ccd..f16908675 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_manager.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_manager.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from oslo_service import loopingcall
 from oslo_service import periodic_task
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE, _LI
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE, _LI
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.agent import agent_api
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as l_const
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
index 8b71f186c..2b7ecfdf4 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 import oslo_messaging
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LW
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LW
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_db
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import lbaas_agentscheduler
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as l_const
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
index bafee027d..8ec25adad 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from neutron.common import utils as n_utils
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as plugin_constants
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.common import cert_manager
 from neutron_lbaas.common.tls_utils import cert_parser
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
index b5b2ee644..c91013248 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE, _LW
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE, _LW
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.agent import agent_device_driver
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer import constants as lb_const
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.drivers.haproxy import cfg as hacfg
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py
index 67768838a..eb2abad05 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE, _LI
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE, _LI
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver.py
index 149831bc3..4c058860f 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/netscaler_driver.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LI
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LI
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_db
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.drivers import abstract_driver
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.drivers.netscaler import ncc_client
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/driver.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/driver.py
index d497a6b95..e903cba44 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/driver.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/driver.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 from six.moves import queue as Queue
 
-from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _LE, _LI, _LW
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _, _LE, _LI, _LW
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_db as lb_db
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancer
 from neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.drivers import abstract_driver
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/exceptions.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/exceptions.py
index bb16cb755..ea4254c9a 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/exceptions.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/drivers/radware/exceptions.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
+
 
 class RadwareLBaasException(exceptions.NeutronException):
     message = _('An unknown exception occurred in Radware LBaaS provider.')
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/base.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/base.py
index b51732118..cf14d7c95 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/base.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/base.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from six.moves.urllib import error
 from six.moves.urllib import request as urllib2
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.tests.tempest.lib.common import commands
 from neutron_lbaas.tests.tempest.lib import config
 from neutron_lbaas.tests.tempest.lib import exceptions
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py
index 9f81b2cdf..414e486e6 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from neutron.tests.unit.db import test_db_base_plugin_v2
 import testtools
 import webob.exc
 
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_db as ldb
 import neutron_lbaas.extensions
 from neutron_lbaas.extensions import loadbalancer
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py
index 081fd7b3f..65408b61c 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import testtools
 import webob.exc
 
 from neutron import manager
+from neutron_lbaas._i18n import _
 from neutron_lbaas.common.cert_manager import cert_manager
 from neutron_lbaas.common import exceptions
 from neutron_lbaas.db.loadbalancer import models