diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 0b7c38033..f5d169adb 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# Nodepool uses hacking for its dependencies
-hacking>=0.10.2,<0.11
+flake8
 coverage
 fixtures>=0.3.12
 mock>=1.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4cd653041..5a665b4c3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ commands = stestr --test-path ./nodepool/tests/functional/openshift run --no-sub
 [flake8]
 # These are ignored intentionally in zuul projects;
 # please don't submit patches that solely correct them or enable them.
-ignore = E124,E125,E129,E402,E741,H,W503,W504
+ignore = E124,E125,E129,E402,E741,W503,W504
 show-source = True
 exclude = .venv,.tox,dist,doc,build,*.egg