diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 497e29e5..1536674e 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.
-
 dnspython>=1.16.0  # http://www.dnspython.org/LICENSE
 oslo.serialization>=2.25.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index c0a76107..0dbe2d78 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
-# 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 already pins down pep8/pycodestyle pyflakes and flake8
-hacking>=3.0.1,<3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0 # Apache-2.0