diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 9641cab..5c98987 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pylint==1.4.5 # GPLv2
 testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
 unittest2>=1.1.0 # BSD
-sphinx!=1.6.6,<1.7.0,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
 reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 nose>=1.3.7 # LGPL