diff --git a/swift/account/auditor.py b/swift/account/auditor.py
index f38e475c19..486de5481d 100644
--- a/swift/account/auditor.py
+++ b/swift/account/auditor.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class AccountAuditor(Daemon):
                 broker.get_info()
                 self.logger.increment('passes')
                 self.account_passes += 1
-                self.logger.debug(_('Audit passed for %s') % broker)
+                self.logger.debug('Audit passed for %s' % broker)
         except (Exception, Timeout):
             self.logger.increment('failures')
             self.account_failures += 1
diff --git a/swift/account/reaper.py b/swift/account/reaper.py
index dbb95891e6..01bd6dab64 100644
--- a/swift/account/reaper.py
+++ b/swift/account/reaper.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class AccountReaper(Daemon):
         This repeatedly calls :func:`reap_once` no quicker than the
         configuration interval.
         """
-        self.logger.debug(_('Daemon started.'))
+        self.logger.debug('Daemon started.')
         sleep(random.random() * self.interval)
         while True:
             begin = time()
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class AccountReaper(Daemon):
         repeatedly by :func:`run_forever`. This will call :func:`reap_device`
         once for each device on the server.
         """
-        self.logger.debug(_('Begin devices pass: %s'), self.devices)
+        self.logger.debug('Begin devices pass: %s', self.devices)
         begin = time()
         try:
             for device in os.listdir(self.devices):
diff --git a/swift/common/bufferedhttp.py b/swift/common/bufferedhttp.py
index 5c8d31bcbc..e07cab24bb 100644
--- a/swift/common/bufferedhttp.py
+++ b/swift/common/bufferedhttp.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class BufferedHTTPConnection(HTTPConnection):
 
     def getresponse(self):
         response = HTTPConnection.getresponse(self)
-        logging.debug(_("HTTP PERF: %(time).5f seconds to %(method)s "
-                        "%(host)s:%(port)s %(path)s)"),
+        logging.debug("HTTP PERF: %(time).5f seconds to %(method)s "
+                      "%(host)s:%(port)s %(path)s)",
                       {'time': time.time() - self._connected_time,
                        'method': self._method, 'host': self.host,
                        'port': self.port, 'path': self._path})
diff --git a/swift/common/db_replicator.py b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
index 6c49b74275..a3809554d2 100644
--- a/swift/common/db_replicator.py
+++ b/swift/common/db_replicator.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
         """
         self.stats['diff'] += 1
         self.logger.increment('diffs')
-        self.logger.debug(_('Syncing chunks with %s'), http.host)
+        self.logger.debug('Syncing chunks with %s', http.host)
         sync_table = broker.get_syncs()
         objects = broker.get_items_since(point, self.per_diff)
         diffs = 0
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
             point = objects[-1]['ROWID']
             objects = broker.get_items_since(point, self.per_diff)
         if objects:
-            self.logger.debug(_(
+            self.logger.debug(
                 'Synchronization for %s has fallen more than '
-                '%s rows behind; moving on and will try again next pass.'),
+                '%s rows behind; moving on and will try again next pass.',
                 broker, self.max_diffs * self.per_diff)
             self.stats['diff_capped'] += 1
             self.logger.increment('diff_caps')
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class Replicator(Daemon):
         :param node_id: node id of the node to be replicated to
         """
         start_time = now = time.time()
-        self.logger.debug(_('Replicating db %s'), object_file)
+        self.logger.debug('Replicating db %s', object_file)
         self.stats['attempted'] += 1
         self.logger.increment('attempts')
         shouldbehere = True
@@ -611,15 +611,15 @@ class ReplicatorRpc(object):
             raise
         timespan = time.time() - timemark
         if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
-            self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for info: %.02fs') %
+            self.logger.debug('replicator-rpc-sync time for info: %.02fs' %
                               timespan)
         if metadata:
             timemark = time.time()
             broker.update_metadata(simplejson.loads(metadata))
             timespan = time.time() - timemark
             if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
-                self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
-                                    'update_metadata: %.02fs') % timespan)
+                self.logger.debug('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
+                                  'update_metadata: %.02fs' % timespan)
         if info['put_timestamp'] != put_timestamp or \
                 info['created_at'] != created_at or \
                 info['delete_timestamp'] != delete_timestamp:
@@ -628,14 +628,14 @@ class ReplicatorRpc(object):
                 created_at, put_timestamp, delete_timestamp)
             timespan = time.time() - timemark
             if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
-                self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
-                                    'merge_timestamps: %.02fs') % timespan)
+                self.logger.debug('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
+                                  'merge_timestamps: %.02fs' % timespan)
         timemark = time.time()
         info['point'] = broker.get_sync(id_)
         timespan = time.time() - timemark
         if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
-            self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for get_sync: '
-                                '%.02fs') % timespan)
+            self.logger.debug('replicator-rpc-sync time for get_sync: '
+                              '%.02fs' % timespan)
         if hash_ == info['hash'] and info['point'] < remote_sync:
             timemark = time.time()
             broker.merge_syncs([{'remote_id': id_,
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ class ReplicatorRpc(object):
             info['point'] = remote_sync
             timespan = time.time() - timemark
             if timespan > DEBUG_TIMINGS_THRESHOLD:
-                self.logger.debug(_('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
-                                    'merge_syncs: %.02fs') % timespan)
+                self.logger.debug('replicator-rpc-sync time for '
+                                  'merge_syncs: %.02fs' % timespan)
         return Response(simplejson.dumps(info))
 
     def merge_syncs(self, broker, args):
diff --git a/swift/container/auditor.py b/swift/container/auditor.py
index 0cd8594906..104cc4889f 100644
--- a/swift/container/auditor.py
+++ b/swift/container/auditor.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ContainerAuditor(Daemon):
                 broker.get_info()
                 self.logger.increment('passes')
                 self.container_passes += 1
-                self.logger.debug(_('Audit passed for %s'), broker)
+                self.logger.debug('Audit passed for %s', broker)
         except (Exception, Timeout):
             self.logger.increment('failures')
             self.container_failures += 1
diff --git a/swift/obj/expirer.py b/swift/obj/expirer.py
index ed188cb10a..fcbcb24224 100644
--- a/swift/obj/expirer.py
+++ b/swift/obj/expirer.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ObjectExpirer(Daemon):
         self.report_first_time = self.report_last_time = time()
         self.report_objects = 0
         try:
-            self.logger.debug(_('Run begin'))
+            self.logger.debug('Run begin')
             containers, objects = \
                 self.swift.get_account_info(self.expiring_objects_account)
             self.logger.info(_('Pass beginning; %s possible containers; %s '
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class ObjectExpirer(Daemon):
                     self.logger.exception(
                         _('Exception while deleting container %s %s') %
                         (container, str(err)))
-            self.logger.debug(_('Run end'))
+            self.logger.debug('Run end')
             self.report(final=True)
         except (Exception, Timeout):
             self.logger.exception(_('Unhandled exception'))
diff --git a/swift/obj/replicator.py b/swift/obj/replicator.py
index 9da5b84346..ff2783d597 100644
--- a/swift/obj/replicator.py
+++ b/swift/obj/replicator.py
@@ -526,6 +526,6 @@ class ObjectReplicator(Daemon):
             dump_recon_cache({'object_replication_time': total,
                               'object_replication_last': time.time()},
                              self.rcache, self.logger)
-            self.logger.debug(_('Replication sleeping for %s seconds.'),
+            self.logger.debug('Replication sleeping for %s seconds.',
                               self.run_pause)
             sleep(self.run_pause)
diff --git a/swift/obj/updater.py b/swift/obj/updater.py
index e2db10c91e..e24e0a1b92 100644
--- a/swift/obj/updater.py
+++ b/swift/obj/updater.py
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ class ObjectUpdater(Daemon):
         if success:
             self.successes += 1
             self.logger.increment('successes')
-            self.logger.debug(_('Update sent for %(obj)s %(path)s'),
+            self.logger.debug('Update sent for %(obj)s %(path)s',
                               {'obj': obj, 'path': update_path})
             self.logger.increment("unlinks")
             os.unlink(update_path)
         else:
             self.failures += 1
             self.logger.increment('failures')
-            self.logger.debug(_('Update failed for %(obj)s %(path)s'),
+            self.logger.debug('Update failed for %(obj)s %(path)s',
                               {'obj': obj, 'path': update_path})
             if new_successes:
                 update['successes'] = successes