diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 87e4cb85..919337e5 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>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
 stevedore>=1.16.0 # Apache-2.0
 voluptuous>=0.8.9 # BSD License
 msgpack>=0.4.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 1af21903..162a7ef7 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-
-# 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.
-python-subunit>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
 coverage>=3.6 # Apache-2.0
 fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 pifpaf>=0.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 stestr>=2.0.0
 ddt>=1.2.1 # MIT
-nose>=1.3.7 # LGPL
-
-pre-commit>=2.6.0 # MIT