diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3b49fadc..410731a3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/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.
-
 dogpile.cache>=1.1.5 # BSD
 oslo.config>=8.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=5.0.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ddfe4fc3..430238d0 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-# 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
+hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 pifpaf>=0.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 # Bandit security code scanner