diff --git a/bin/cinder-all b/bin/cinder-all
index 6cfeedcce9b..9591d1574fa 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-all
+++ b/bin/cinder-all
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ continue attempting to launch the rest of the services.
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -40,7 +39,8 @@ possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, "cinder", "__init__.py")):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from cinder import flags
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
diff --git a/bin/cinder-api b/bin/cinder-api
index 68c06782b83..0f05b519c8e 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-api
+++ b/bin/cinder-api
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -36,7 +35,8 @@ possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, "cinder", "__init__.py")):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from cinder import flags
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
diff --git a/bin/cinder-backup b/bin/cinder-backup
index d0278a35ad5..71f83006a29 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-backup
+++ b/bin/cinder-backup
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 """Starter script for Cinder Volume Backup."""
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -33,7 +32,8 @@ possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'cinder', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from cinder import flags
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
diff --git a/bin/cinder-clear-rabbit-queues b/bin/cinder-clear-rabbit-queues
index aa701706a33..684a56578ae 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-clear-rabbit-queues
+++ b/bin/cinder-clear-rabbit-queues
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 """
 
 import datetime
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 import time
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ POSSIBLE_TOPDIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(POSSIBLE_TOPDIR, 'cinder', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, POSSIBLE_TOPDIR)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
-
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
diff --git a/bin/cinder-manage b/bin/cinder-manage
index c358757d2a7..63f638fc435 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-manage
+++ b/bin/cinder-manage
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   CLI interface for cinder management.
 """
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 import uuid
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ POSSIBLE_TOPDIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(POSSIBLE_TOPDIR, 'cinder', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, POSSIBLE_TOPDIR)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
diff --git a/bin/cinder-scheduler b/bin/cinder-scheduler
index 33015b3cad8..28edd8bbf90 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-scheduler
+++ b/bin/cinder-scheduler
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'cinder', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from cinder import flags
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
diff --git a/bin/cinder-volume b/bin/cinder-volume
index bf144830b26..9c36238d667 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-volume
+++ b/bin/cinder-volume
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ possible_topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'cinder', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
 
 from cinder import flags
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
diff --git a/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit b/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit
index 053de79a13d..13ea447a9f2 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit
+++ b/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
         Jan 1 through Dec 31 of the previous year.
 """
 
-import gettext
 import os
 import sys
 import traceback
@@ -47,7 +46,9 @@ POSSIBLE_TOPDIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]),
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(POSSIBLE_TOPDIR, 'cinder', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, POSSIBLE_TOPDIR)
 
-gettext.install('cinder', unicode=1)
+from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+gettextutils.install('cinder')
+
 from cinder import context
 from cinder import db
 from cinder import flags
diff --git a/doc/source/devref/il8n.rst b/doc/source/devref/il8n.rst
index 7e53731d743..e175af477fe 100644
--- a/doc/source/devref/il8n.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devref/il8n.rst
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ in cinder/tests/test_localization.py.
 
 The ``_()`` function is brought into the global scope by doing::
 
-    import gettext
-    gettext.install("cinder", unicode=1)
+    from cinder.openstack.common import gettextutils
+    gettextutils.install("cinder")
 
 These lines are needed in any toplevel script before any cinder modules are
 imported. If this code is missing, it may result in an error that looks like::