diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 7edf7389..891aec20 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-hacking
+hacking<4.0.1
 bashate >= 0.2
 mock
 PyYAML >= 3.1.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 862ec5d1..baaf4cbe 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ commands = pylint {posargs} --rcfile=./pylint.rc \
 basepython = python3
 description =
   Run style checks.
-deps =
-  hacking
 commands =
   flake8