diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 08aef91..9b908c6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ repos:
       - id: flake8
         name: flake8
         additional_dependencies:
-          - hacking>=3.0.1,<3.1.0
+          - hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0
         language: python
         entry: flake8
         files: '^.*\.py$'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 45ca61f..edafa2f 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.
-
 oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 PrettyTable>=0.7.1 # BSD
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ade8eef..5d2a077 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +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,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=3.5.0
 stestr>=2.0.0
 pre-commit>=2.6.0 # MIT