diff --git a/oslo_messaging/openstack/__init__.py b/oslo_messaging/openstack/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/openstack/common/__init__.py b/oslo_messaging/openstack/common/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/openstack/common/_i18n.py b/oslo_messaging/openstack/common/_i18n.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d9fcf9d50..000000000
--- a/oslo_messaging/openstack/common/_i18n.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-"""oslo.i18n integration module.
-
-See http://docs.openstack.org/developer/oslo.i18n/usage.html
-
-"""
-
-try:
-    import oslo_i18n
-
-    # NOTE(dhellmann): This reference to o-s-l-o will be replaced by the
-    # application name when this module is synced into the separate
-    # repository. It is OK to have more than one translation function
-    # using the same domain, since there will still only be one message
-    # catalog.
-    _translators = oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='oslo_messaging')
-
-    # The primary translation function using the well-known name "_"
-    _ = _translators.primary
-
-    # Translators for log levels.
-    #
-    # The abbreviated names are meant to reflect the usual use of a short
-    # name like '_'. The "L" is for "log" and the other letter comes from
-    # the level.
-    _LI = _translators.log_info
-    _LW = _translators.log_warning
-    _LE = _translators.log_error
-    _LC = _translators.log_critical
-except ImportError:
-    # NOTE(dims): Support for cases where a project wants to use
-    # code from oslo-incubator, but is not ready to be internationalized
-    # (like tempest)
-    _ = _LI = _LW = _LE = _LC = lambda x: x
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7c30bd226..b0d346351 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ exclude = .tox,dist,doc,*.egg,build,__init__.py,tests
 
 [hacking]
 import_exceptions =
-  oslo_messaging.openstack.common._i18n
   oslo_messaging._i18n
   six.moves
 local-check-factory = oslo_messaging.hacking.checks.factory