diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb76b..0000000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d7652248be..928b36e6b9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -83,17 +83,3 @@ console_scripts =
 wsgi_scripts =
     nova-api-wsgi = nova.api.openstack.compute.wsgi:init_application
     nova-metadata-wsgi = nova.api.metadata.wsgi:init_application
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = nova/locale
-domain = nova
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = nova
-output_dir = nova/locale
-input_file = nova/locale/nova.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = nova/locale/nova.pot