diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 7fc9ddac..8a7bcb1a 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
-# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
-# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-
 sphinx>=2.0.0,!=2.1.0 # BSD
 sphinxcontrib-httpdomain>=1.3.0 # BSD
 sphinxcontrib-pecanwsme>=0.10.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 98dbc735..800361c7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
-# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
-# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+# Requirements lower bounds listed here are our best effort to keep them up to
+# date but we do not test them so no guarantee of having them all correct. If
+# you find any incorrect lower bounds, let us know or propose a fix.
 
 pbr>=0.11,!=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 pecan>=1.0.0,!=1.0.2,!=1.0.3,!=1.0.4,!=1.2 # BSD
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ oslo.upgradecheck>=0.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=4.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.versionedobjects>=1.31.2 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.policy>=3.7.0 # Apache-2.0
-SQLAlchemy>=0.9.0,!=1.1.5,!=1.1.6,!=1.1.7,!=1.1.8 # MIT
+SQLAlchemy>=1.1.9 # MIT
 alembic>=0.8.10 # MIT
 stevedore>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 keystonemiddleware>=4.17.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 66de0bef..dff9ef8b 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
-# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
-# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-
 hacking>=3.0.1,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 bandit>=1.6.0 # Apache-2.0