diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb76..000000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9dbfc180e..d88c8faaf 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -114,17 +114,3 @@ oslo.config.opts.defaults =
 
 oslo.policy.policies =
     aodh = aodh.api.policies:list_rules
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = aodh/locale/aodh.pot
-
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = aodh/locale
-domain = aodh
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = aodh
-output_dir = aodh/locale
-input_file = aodh/locale/aodh.pot