diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 4ae3eb389a..c68b2db0a7 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ hacking>=0.9.2,<0.10
 
 coverage>=3.6
 sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
-# NOTE(tonyb) Pillow isn't directly needed but it's pulled in via
-# Collecting Pillow (from blockdiag>=1.5.0->sphinxcontrib-blockdiag>=0.5.5
-# So cap as per global-requirements until https://launchpad.net/bugs/1501995
-# is properly fixed
-Pillow>=2.4.0,<3.0.0 # MIT
 sphinxcontrib-blockdiag>=0.5.5
 discover
 fixtures>=0.3.14