diff --git a/nova/hacking/checks.py b/nova/hacking/checks.py
index 019b692bf2..743624666f 100644
--- a/nova/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/nova/hacking/checks.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ def no_translate_debug_logs(logical_line, filename):
             "nova/cells",
             "nova/conductor",
             "nova/compute",
+            "nova/objects",
            ]
     if max([name in filename for name in dirs]):
         if logical_line.startswith("LOG.debug(_("):
diff --git a/nova/objects/block_device.py b/nova/objects/block_device.py
index 87dd730dfe..4e30f8d888 100644
--- a/nova/objects/block_device.py
+++ b/nova/objects/block_device.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class BlockDeviceMapping(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject):
             raise exception.OrphanedObjectError(method='obj_load_attr',
                                                 objtype=self.obj_name())
 
-        LOG.debug(_("Lazy-loading `%(attr)s' on %(name)s uuid %(uuid)s"),
+        LOG.debug("Lazy-loading `%(attr)s' on %(name)s uuid %(uuid)s",
                   {'attr': attrname,
                    'name': self.obj_name(),
                    'uuid': self.uuid,
diff --git a/nova/objects/instance.py b/nova/objects/instance.py
index d9b8a2b067..a4ce30283f 100644
--- a/nova/objects/instance.py
+++ b/nova/objects/instance.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ class Instance(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject):
             raise exception.OrphanedObjectError(method='obj_load_attr',
                                                 objtype=self.obj_name())
 
-        LOG.debug(_("Lazy-loading `%(attr)s' on %(name)s uuid %(uuid)s"),
+        LOG.debug("Lazy-loading `%(attr)s' on %(name)s uuid %(uuid)s",
                   {'attr': attrname,
                    'name': self.obj_name(),
                    'uuid': self.uuid,
diff --git a/nova/objects/service.py b/nova/objects/service.py
index f34f054520..6cd9a8e87b 100644
--- a/nova/objects/service.py
+++ b/nova/objects/service.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova.objects import base
 from nova.objects import compute_node
 from nova.objects import fields
-from nova.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class Service(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject):
         if not self._context:
             raise exception.OrphanedObjectError(method='obj_load_attr',
                                                 objtype=self.obj_name())
-        LOG.debug(_("Lazy-loading `%(attr)s' on %(name)s id %(id)s"),
+        LOG.debug("Lazy-loading `%(attr)s' on %(name)s id %(id)s",
                   {'attr': attrname,
                    'name': self.obj_name(),
                    'id': self.id,