diff --git a/tools/gen-oslo-openstack-helm/generate.py b/tools/gen-oslo-openstack-helm/generate.py
index 4e62f87dd9..9601f3c65d 100755
--- a/tools/gen-oslo-openstack-helm/generate.py
+++ b/tools/gen-oslo-openstack-helm/generate.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import traceback
 import pkg_resources
 import six
 
-from oslo_config._i18n import _LW
+from oslo_config._i18n import _
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from oslo_config.generator import _get_groups, _list_opts, _format_defaults, \
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class _HelmOptFormatter(object):
         :returns: a formatted opt description string
         """
         if not opt.help:
-            LOG.warning(_LW('"%s" is missing a help string'), opt.dest)
+            LOG.warning(_('"%s" is missing a help string'), opt.dest)
 
         opt_type = _format_type_name(opt.type)
         opt_prefix = ''