diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 3c91333c..16672d2a 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # 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!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,!=2.1.0,>=1.6.2;python_version>='3.4' # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,!=2.1.0,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 openstackdocstheme>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 sphinxcontrib-pecanwsme>=0.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 sphinxcontrib-httpdomain>=1.6.1 # BSD
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6191fbeb..9aa7906c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ description-file =
 author = OpenStack
 author-email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
 home-page = https://docs.openstack.org/panko/latest/
+python-requires = >=3.6
 classifier =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology
@@ -13,15 +14,13 @@ classifier =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
     Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
     Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Topic :: System :: Monitoring
 
-[global]
-setup-hooks =
-    pbr.hooks.setup_hook
-
 [files]
 packages =
     panko
@@ -55,11 +54,6 @@ oslo.policy.policies =
 oslo.config.opts.defaults =
     panko = panko.conf.defaults:set_cors_middleware_defaults
 
-[build_sphinx]
-all_files = 1
-build-dir = doc/build
-source-dir = doc/source
-
 [pbr]
 warnerrors = true
 autodoc_index_modules = true
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 056c16c2..f76858d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,17 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY THE GLOBAL REQUIREMENTS REPO - DO NOT EDIT
 import setuptools
 
-# In python < 2.7.4, a lazy loading of package `pbr` will break
-# setuptools if some other modules registered functions in `atexit`.
-# solution from: http://bugs.python.org/issue15881#msg170215
-try:
-    import multiprocessing  # noqa
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
 setuptools.setup(
     setup_requires=['pbr'],
     pbr=True)