diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index efceab8..0000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1864e6e..1987c72 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 fixtures>=0.3.14
 testtools>=0.9.32
 mock>=1.0
-Babel>=0.9.6
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2a3c7f1..87ee648 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,17 +37,3 @@ all_files = 1
 
 [upload_sphinx]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = oslo.test/locale
-domain = oslo.test
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = oslo.test
-output_dir = oslo.test/locale
-input_file = oslo.test/locale/oslo.test.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = oslo.test/locale/oslo.test.pot
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