diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 98b2eb57..67399350 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.
 cliff!=2.9.0,>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 osc-lib>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 70535bf0..833e3e8c 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-# 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.
 coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
-hacking>=3.0.1,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-openstackclient>=3.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 requests-mock>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0