diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d283dec0..552e6cba 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ networkx>=1.10,<2.3;python_version<'3.0' # BSD
 networkx>=1.10;python_version>='3.4' # BSD
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.12 # MIT
-flake8<2.6.0,>=2.5.4 # MIT
 six>=1.10.0 # MIT
 stevedore>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 80a48f6e..39957c96 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-hacking<0.11,>=0.10.0
+hacking<1.2.0,>=1.1.0
 pylint==1.7.6;python_version=='2.7' # GPLv2
 pylint;python_version>'3.0' #GPLv2