diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index efceab818..000000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 49c718813..edb55dc60 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 appdirs==1.3.0
 asn1crypto==0.23.0
-Babel==2.3.4
 bandit==1.1.0
 cffi==1.14.0
 cliff==2.8.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 02109576f..2651e4a39 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,16 +43,3 @@ autodoc_tree_excludes =
   setup.py
   keystoneclient/tests/
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = keystoneclient/locale
-domain = keystoneclient
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = keystoneclient
-output_dir = keystoneclient/locale
-input_file = keystoneclient/locale/keystoneclient.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = keystoneclient/locale/keystoneclient.pot