diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7afb76a..d5c6627 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +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.
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 networkx>=2.3 # BSD
 aodhclient>=0.9.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index b695ade..9e8f4d9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +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,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
-
-# this is required for the tests
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 stestr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0