diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 66a040f4..e84f097a 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 a5626e8b..baf7e429 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.
-
 pbr>=3.1.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.context>=2.21.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 0dbf388b..310af152 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>=2.0.0,<2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=6.1.0,<6.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 stestr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 testtools>=2.3.0 # MIT