BlueChips doesn't actually use Babel.

setup.cfg

@@ -9,25 +9,3 @@ find_links = http://www.pylonshq.com/download/
 with-pylons=test.ini
 cover-erase = true
 cover-package = bluechips
-
-# Babel configuration
-[compile_catalog]
-domain = bluechips
-directory = bluechips/i18n
-statistics = true
-
-[extract_messages]
-add_comments = TRANSLATORS:
-output_file = bluechips/i18n/bluechips.pot
-width = 80
-
-[init_catalog]
-domain = bluechips
-input_file = bluechips/i18n/bluechips.pot
-output_dir = bluechips/i18n
-
-[update_catalog]
-domain = bluechips
-input_file = bluechips/i18n/bluechips.pot
-output_dir = bluechips/i18n
-previous = true

setup.py

@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup']),
     include_package_data=True,
     test_suite='nose.collector',
-    package_data={'bluechips': ['i18n/*/LC_MESSAGES/*.mo']},
-    #message_extractors = {'bluechips': [
-    #        ('**.py', 'python', None),
-    #        ('templates/**.mako', 'mako', None),
-    #        ('public/**', 'ignore', None)]},
     zip_safe=False,
     paster_plugins=['PasteScript', 'Pylons'],
     entry_points="""