diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_executors/base.py b/oslo/messaging/_executors/base.py
index 5d131e9f6..1545b6016 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_executors/base.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_executors/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import abc
 import sys
 
-from oslo.messaging.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 _LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class ExecutorBase(object):
         except Exception:
             # sys.exc_info() is deleted by LOG.exception().
             exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-            _LOG.error(_("Failed to process message... skipping it."),
+            _LOG.error("Failed to process message... skipping it.",
                        exc_info=exc_info)
             incoming.reply(failure=exc_info)
         finally:
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/notify/_impl_messaging.py b/oslo/messaging/notify/_impl_messaging.py
index f6ba8803d..aec31a891 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/notify/_impl_messaging.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/notify/_impl_messaging.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 from oslo import messaging
 from oslo.messaging.notify import notifier
-from oslo.messaging.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@ class MessagingDriver(notifier._Driver):
                 self.transport._send(target, context, message,
                                      envelope=self.envelope)
             except Exception:
-                LOG.exception(_("Could not send notification to %(topic)s. "
-                                "Payload=%(message)s"),
+                LOG.exception("Could not send notification to %(topic)s. "
+                              "Payload=%(message)s",
                               dict(topic=topic, message=message))
 
 
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py b/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py
index 62eb28b6d..c60cfeb7a 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 from stevedore import named
 
 from oslo import messaging
-from oslo.messaging.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import log as logging
 from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import timeutils
 from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import uuidutils
@@ -93,9 +92,9 @@ class Notifier(object):
             try:
                 ext.obj.notify(context, msg, priority)
             except Exception as e:
-                LOG.exception(_("Problem '%(e)s' attempting to send to "
-                                "notification system. Payload=%(payload)s")
-                              % dict(e=e, payload=payload))
+                LOG.exception("Problem '%(e)s' attempting to send to "
+                              "notification system. Payload=%(payload)s",
+                              dict(e=e, payload=payload))
         self._driver_mgr.map(do_notify)
 
     def debug(self, context, event_type, payload):