diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb7..00000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1afefa66..0baff395 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,20 +31,6 @@ tag_build =
 tag_date = 0
 tag_svn_revision = 0
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = os_vif/locale
-domain = os_vif
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = os_vif
-output_dir = os_vif/locale
-input_file = os_vif/locale/os-vif.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = os_vif/locale/os-vif.pot
-
 [entry_points]
 os_vif =
     linux_bridge = vif_plug_linux_bridge.linux_bridge:LinuxBridgePlugin