diff --git a/babel.cfg b/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 15cd6cb..0000000
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[python: **.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 954fe98..cb30ba5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,33 +21,10 @@
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
 
-[global]
-setup_hooks =
-    pbr.hooks.setup_hook
-
 [files]
 packages =
     octavia_tempest_plugin
 
-[compile_catalog]
-directory = octavia_tempest_plugin/locale
-domain = octavia_tempest_plugin
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = octavia_tempest_plugin
-output_dir = octavia_tempest_plugin/locale
-input_file = octavia_tempest_plugin/locale/octavia_tempest_plugin.pot
-
-[extract_messages]
-keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
-mapping_file = babel.cfg
-output_file = octavia_tempest_plugin/locale/octavia_tempest_plugin.pot
-
-[build_releasenotes]
-all_files = 1
-build-dir = releasenotes/build
-source-dir = releasenotes/source
-
 [entry_points]
 tempest.test_plugins =
     octavia-tempest-plugin = octavia_tempest_plugin.plugin:OctaviaTempestPlugin