diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index a50a202..5e4c304 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>=0.9.2,<0.10
+hacking>=0.10.2,<0.11  # Apache-2.0
 
 coverage>=3.6
 extras
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 617831d..c3f42d6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ commands =
 commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 
 [flake8]
-# H803 skipped on purpose per list discussion.
 # E123, E125 skipped as they are invalid PEP-8.
 
 show-source = True
-ignore = E123,E125,H803
+ignore = E123,E125
 builtins = _
 exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,releasenotes/source/conf.py
+