diff --git a/backports.txt b/backports.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d0437a41d..000000000
--- a/backports.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-importlib-metadata
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index ee761f553..0891c2fb7 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
+# -- General configuration ----------------------------------------------------
 
-# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
-# coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
+# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
+# extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
 extensions = ['openstackdocstheme']
 
 todo_include_todos = True
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # A list of ignored prefixes for module index sorting.
 modindex_common_prefix = ['requirements-doc.']
 
-# -- Options for HTML output ---------------------------------------------------
+# -- Options for HTML output --------------------------------------------------
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 # If false, no index is generated.
 html_use_index = False
 
-# -- Options for LaTeX output --------------------------------------------------
+# -- Options for LaTeX output -------------------------------------------------
 
 # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
-# (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass [howto/manual]).
+# (index file, target name, title, author, documentclass [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
     (
         'index',
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     ),
 ]
 
-# -- Options for openstackdocstheme extension ----------------------------------
+# -- Options for openstackdocstheme extension ---------------------------------
 
 openstackdocs_repo_name = 'openstack/requirements'
 openstackdocs_auto_name = False
diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index 663c31a4a..5455bccac 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ scipy  # BSD
 semantic-version  # BSD
 setproctitle  # BSD
 SQLAlchemy  # MIT
-sqlalchemy-filters  # Apache-2.0
 SQLAlchemy-Utils  # BSD License
 sshtunnel  # MIT
 statsd  # MIT
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/check.py b/openstack_requirements/check.py
index c6a5d6637..ed1444ea3 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/check.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/check.py
@@ -18,32 +18,26 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
-from packaging import markers
-
 from openstack_requirements.project import Project
 from openstack_requirements import requirement
 
-MIN_PY_VERSION = '3.5'
 PY3_GLOBAL_SPECIFIER_RE = re.compile(
     r'python_version(==|>=|>)[\'"]3\.\d+[\'"]'
 )
 PY3_LOCAL_SPECIFIER_RE = re.compile(
     r'python_version(==|>=|>|<=|<)[\'"]3\.\d+[\'"]'
 )
+WINDOWS_SPECIFIER_RE = re.compile(r'sys_platform!=[\'"]win32[\'"]')
 
 
 class RequirementsList:
     def __init__(self, name: str, project: Project) -> None:
         self.name = name
         self.reqs_by_file: dict[str, dict[str, set[str]]] = {}
+        self.optional_reqs_by_file: dict[str, dict[str, set[str]]] = {}
         self.project = project
         self.failed = False
 
-    @property
-    def reqs(self) -> dict[str, set[str]]:
-        """Flattens the list of per-file reqs."""
-        return {k: v for d in self.reqs_by_file.values() for k, v in d.items()}
-
     def extract_reqs(
         self, content: list[str], strict: bool
     ) -> dict[str, set[str]]:
@@ -112,7 +106,7 @@ def process(self, strict: bool = True) -> None:
             print(f"Processing {fname} (extras)")
             for name, content in extras.items():
                 print(f"  Processing {name!r} extra")
-                self.reqs_by_file[f'{fname} ({name!r} extra)'] = (
+                self.optional_reqs_by_file[f'{fname} ({name!r} extra)'] = (
                     self.extract_reqs(content, strict)
                 )
 
@@ -120,9 +114,9 @@ def process(self, strict: bool = True) -> None:
             print(f"Processing {fname} (dependency-groups)")
             for name, content in groups.items():
                 print(f"  Processing {name!r} dependency group")
-                self.reqs_by_file[f'{fname} ({name!r} dependency group)'] = (
-                    self.extract_reqs(content, strict)
-                )
+                self.optional_reqs_by_file[
+                    f'{fname} ({name!r} dependency group)'
+                ] = self.extract_reqs(content, strict)
 
 
 def _get_exclusions(req):
@@ -136,7 +130,6 @@ def _get_exclusions(req):
 def _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
     local_req,
     global_reqs,
-    backports,
 ):
     req_exclusions = _get_exclusions(local_req)
     for global_req in global_reqs:
@@ -145,14 +138,18 @@ def _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
             local_req_val = getattr(local_req, aname)
             global_req_val = getattr(global_req, aname)
             if local_req_val != global_req_val:
-                # if a python 3 version is not specified in only one of
-                # global requirements or local requirements, allow it since
-                # python 3-only is okay
                 if matching and aname == 'markers':
+                    # if a Python version marker is specified globally but not
+                    # locally, allow it since this is unnecessary boilerplate
+                    # for projects to carry
                     if not local_req_val and PY3_GLOBAL_SPECIFIER_RE.match(
                         global_req_val
                     ):
                         continue
+
+                    # if a Python version marker is specified locally but not
+                    # globally, allow it since projects might only need the
+                    # package on specific Python versions
                     if (
                         not global_req_val
                         and local_req_val
@@ -160,34 +157,21 @@ def _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                     ):
                         continue
 
-                # likewise, if a package is one of the backport packages then
-                # we're okay with a potential marker (e.g. if a package
-                # requires a feature that is only available in a newer Python
-                # library, while other packages are happy without this feature
-                if (
-                    matching
-                    and aname == 'markers'
-                    and local_req.package in backports
-                ):
-                    if re.match(
-                        r'python_version(==|<=|<)[\'"]3\.\d+[\'"]',
-                        local_req_val,
+                    # OpenStack no longer supports Windows. If a package wants
+                    # to drop their sys_platform marker, let them.
+                    if not local_req_val and WINDOWS_SPECIFIER_RE.match(
+                        global_req_val
                     ):
-                        print(
-                            'Ignoring backport package with python_version '
-                            'marker'
-                        )
                         continue
 
                 print(
-                    f'WARNING: possible mismatch found for package "{local_req.package}"'
-                )  # noqa: E501
-                print(f'   Attribute "{aname}" does not match')
-                print(
-                    f'   "{local_req_val}" does not match "{global_req_val}"'
-                )  # noqa: E501
-                print(f'   {local_req}')
-                print(f'   {global_req}')
+                    f'WARNING: possible mismatch found for package '
+                    f'{local_req.package!r}\n'
+                    f'   Attribute "{aname}" does not match\n'
+                    f'   "{local_req_val}" does not match "{global_req_val}"\n'
+                    f'   {local_req}\n'
+                    f'   {global_req}'
+                )
                 matching = False
         if not matching:
             continue
@@ -202,8 +186,7 @@ def _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
             difference = req_exclusions - global_exclusions
             print(
                 f"ERROR: Requirement for package {local_req.package} "
-                f"excludes a version not excluded in the "
-                f"global list.\n"
+                f"excludes a version not excluded in the global list.\n"
                 f"  Local settings : {list(req_exclusions)}\n"
                 f"  Global settings: {list(global_exclusions)}\n"
                 f"  Unexpected     : {list(difference)}"
@@ -234,29 +217,13 @@ def get_global_reqs(content):
     return global_reqs
 
 
-def _get_python3_reqs(reqs):
-    """Filters out the reqs that are less than our minimum version."""
-    results = []
-    for req in reqs:
-        if not req.markers:
-            results.append(req)
-        else:
-            req_markers = markers.Marker(req.markers)
-            if req_markers.evaluate(
-                {
-                    'python_version': MIN_PY_VERSION,
-                }
-            ):
-                results.append(req)
-    return results
-
-
 def _validate_one(
     name,
     reqs,
     denylist,
     global_reqs,
-    backports,
+    *,
+    is_optional,
 ):
     """Returns True if there is a failure."""
 
@@ -267,6 +234,9 @@ def _validate_one(
         return False
 
     if name not in global_reqs:
+        if is_optional:
+            return False
+
         print(f"ERROR: Requirement '{reqs}' not in openstack/requirements")
         return True
 
@@ -278,11 +248,7 @@ def _validate_one(
         else:
             counts[''] = counts.get('', 0) + 1
 
-        if not _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
-            req,
-            global_reqs[name],
-            backports,
-        ):
+        if not _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(req, global_reqs[name]):
             return True
 
         # check for minimum being defined
@@ -314,23 +280,29 @@ def validate(
     head_reqs,
     denylist,
     global_reqs,
-    backports,
 ):
     failed = False
     # iterate through the changing entries and see if they match the global
     # equivalents we want enforced
-    for fname, freqs in head_reqs.reqs_by_file.items():
-        print(f"Validating {fname}")
-        for name, reqs in freqs.items():
-            failed = (
-                _validate_one(
-                    name,
-                    reqs,
-                    denylist,
-                    global_reqs,
-                    backports,
+    # note that extras and dependency groups are project-specific and may not
+    # be present in global-requirements, so we only note their absence rather
+    # than failing if so
+    for reqs_by_file, is_optional in (
+        (head_reqs.reqs_by_file, False),
+        (head_reqs.optional_reqs_by_file, True),
+    ):
+        for fname, freqs in reqs_by_file.items():
+            print(f"Validating {fname}")
+            for name, reqs in freqs.items():
+                failed = (
+                    _validate_one(
+                        name,
+                        reqs,
+                        denylist,
+                        global_reqs,
+                        is_optional=is_optional,
+                    )
+                    or failed
                 )
-                or failed
-            )
 
     return failed
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/cmds/check_exists.py b/openstack_requirements/cmds/check_exists.py
index dd2d5c680..95a989cbc 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/cmds/check_exists.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/cmds/check_exists.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def main(args=None):
 
     for require_file, data in project_data.get('requirements', {}).items():
         print(
-            f'\nComparing {require_file} with global-requirements and upper-constraints'
+            f'\nComparing {require_file} with global-requirements and '
+            f'upper-constraints'
         )
         requirements = requirement.parse_lines(data)
         for name, spec_list in requirements.items():
@@ -73,13 +74,15 @@ def main(args=None):
                 continue
             if name not in global_requirements:
                 print(
-                    f'{name} from {require_file} not found in global-requirements'
+                    f'{name} from {require_file} not found in '
+                    f'global-requirements'
                 )
                 error_count += 1
                 continue
             if name not in upper_constraints:
                 print(
-                    f'{name} from {require_file} not found in upper-constraints'
+                    f'{name} from {require_file} not found in '
+                    f'upper-constraints'
                 )
                 error_count += 1
                 continue
@@ -95,8 +98,9 @@ def main(args=None):
                         # then something is wrong.
                         if Version(uc_spec.version) not in specs:
                             print(
-                                f'{name} must be <= {uc_spec.version} from upper-constraints and '
-                                'include the upper-constraints version'
+                                f'{name} must be <= {uc_spec.version} from '
+                                f'upper-constraints and include the '
+                                f'upper-constraints version'
                             )
                             error_count += 1
                             continue
@@ -109,8 +113,9 @@ def main(args=None):
                                 continue
                             if spec.version not in spec_gr:
                                 print(
-                                    f'Specifier {spec.version} from {name} is failing check '
-                                    f'from global-requirements specifiers {str(spec_gr)}'
+                                    f'Specifier {spec.version} from {name} is '
+                                    f'failing check from global-requirements '
+                                    f'specifiers {str(spec_gr)}'
                                 )
                                 error_count += 1
                                 continue
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/constraints.py b/openstack_requirements/constraints.py
index f06d0e0fe..3adce31dc 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/constraints.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/constraints.py
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ def check_format(parsed_constraints):
         for req, original_line in spec_list:
             if not req.specifiers.startswith('==='):
                 yield (
-                    f'Invalid constraint for {name} does not have 3 "=": {original_line}'
+                    f'Invalid constraint for {name} does not have 3 "=": '
+                    f'{original_line}'
                 )
 
 
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ def satisfied(reqs, name, version, failures):
                 return True
             tested.append(constraint.specifiers)
         failures.append(
-            f'Constraint {version} for {name} does not match requirement {tested}'
+            f'Constraint {version} for {name} does not match requirement '
+            f'{tested}'
         )
         return False
 
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/project.py b/openstack_requirements/project.py
index 6924a9c08..f0bad78b1 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/project.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/project.py
@@ -20,16 +20,10 @@
 import io
 import os
 import sys
+import tomllib
 from typing import Any
 from typing import TypedDict
 
-try:
-    # Python 3.11+
-    import tomllib
-except ImportError:
-    # Python 3.10 and lower
-    import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore
-
 
 def _read_raw(root: str, filename: str) -> str | None:
     try:
@@ -164,10 +158,14 @@ def verify_pyproject_toml(root: str) -> bool:
         return False
 
     if 'build-system' not in data:
-        print("pyproject.toml is missing 'build-system' table", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(
+            "pyproject.toml is missing 'build-system' table", file=sys.stderr
+        )
         return False
 
-    if (build_backend := data['build-system'].get('build-backend')) != 'pbr.build':
+    if (
+        build_backend := data['build-system'].get('build-backend')
+    ) != 'pbr.build':
         print(
             f"pyproject.toml has invalid 'build-system.build-backend'. "
             f"Expected 'pbr.build'; got {build_backend!r}",
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/project_config.py b/openstack_requirements/project_config.py
index 23c91704d..71831df0d 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/project_config.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/project_config.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def require_check_requirements_for_repo(zuul_projects, repo):
         # jobs, because we want projects to use the templates.
         if 'check-requirements' not in templates:
             errors.append(
-                f'{ZUUL_PROJECTS_FILENAME} no check-requirements job specified for {repo}'
+                f'{ZUUL_PROJECTS_FILENAME} no check-requirements job '
+                f'specified for {repo}'
             )
     return errors
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/requirement.py b/openstack_requirements/requirement.py
index 40e4ea325..020d4048a 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/requirement.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/requirement.py
@@ -242,5 +242,6 @@ def check_reqs_bounds_policy(global_reqs):
                     lower_bound.add(spec)
             if len(lower_bound):
                 yield (
-                    f'Requirement {req.package} should not include a >= specifier'
+                    f'Requirement {req.package} should not include a >= '
+                    f'specifier'
                 )
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check.py b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check.py
index 09b28a581..51b02f640 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check.py
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ def test_extras__setup_cfg(self):
         req_list = check.RequirementsList('test-project', project_data)
         req_list.process(strict=False)
 
-        self.assertIn("setup.cfg ('test' extra)", req_list.reqs_by_file)
-        self.assertIn("setup.cfg ('dev' extra)", req_list.reqs_by_file)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "setup.cfg ('test' extra)", req_list.optional_reqs_by_file
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "setup.cfg ('dev' extra)", req_list.optional_reqs_by_file
+        )
 
-        test_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file["setup.cfg ('test' extra)"]
-        dev_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file["setup.cfg ('dev' extra)"]
+        test_reqs = req_list.optional_reqs_by_file["setup.cfg ('test' extra)"]
+        dev_reqs = req_list.optional_reqs_by_file["setup.cfg ('dev' extra)"]
 
         self.assertEqual(2, len(test_reqs))
         self.assertIn('pytest', test_reqs)
@@ -88,30 +92,33 @@ def test_extras__pyproject_toml(self):
 
         self.assertIn('pyproject.toml (dependencies)', req_list.reqs_by_file)
         self.assertIn(
-            "pyproject.toml ('security' extra)", req_list.reqs_by_file
+            "pyproject.toml ('security' extra)",
+            req_list.optional_reqs_by_file,
         )
         self.assertIn(
-            "pyproject.toml ('test' dependency group)", req_list.reqs_by_file
+            "pyproject.toml ('test' dependency group)",
+            req_list.optional_reqs_by_file,
         )
         self.assertIn(
-            "pyproject.toml ('typing' dependency group)", req_list.reqs_by_file
+            "pyproject.toml ('typing' dependency group)",
+            req_list.optional_reqs_by_file,
         )
         self.assertIn(
             "pyproject.toml ('typing-test' dependency group)",
-            req_list.reqs_by_file,
+            req_list.optional_reqs_by_file,
         )
 
         main_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file['pyproject.toml (dependencies)']
-        security_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file[
+        security_reqs = req_list.optional_reqs_by_file[
             "pyproject.toml ('security' extra)"
         ]
-        test_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file[
+        test_reqs = req_list.optional_reqs_by_file[
             "pyproject.toml ('test' dependency group)"
         ]
-        typing_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file[
+        typing_reqs = req_list.optional_reqs_by_file[
             "pyproject.toml ('typing' dependency group)"
         ]
-        typing_test_reqs = req_list.reqs_by_file[
+        typing_test_reqs = req_list.optional_reqs_by_file[
             "pyproject.toml ('typing-test' dependency group)"
         ]
 
@@ -143,7 +150,6 @@ def setUp(self):
 
         self._stdout_fixture = fixtures.StringStream('stdout')
         self.stdout = self.useFixture(self._stdout_fixture).stream
-        self.backports = list()
         self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stdout', self.stdout))
 
         self.global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs(
@@ -151,6 +157,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         name>=1.2,!=1.4
         withmarker>=1.5;python_version=='3.5'
         withmarker>=1.2,!=1.4;python_version=='2.7'
+        withwinmarker>=1.0;sys_platform!='win32'
         """)
         )
 
@@ -161,7 +168,6 @@ def test_match(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -176,7 +182,6 @@ def test_match_with_markers(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['withmarker'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -191,7 +196,6 @@ def test_match_with_local_markers(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -210,22 +214,49 @@ def test_match_without_python3_markers(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['withmarker'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
-    def test_backport(self):
-        """Test a stdlib backport pacakge.
+    def test_match_with_windows_markers(self):
+        """Test a package specified with Windows markers."""
+        req = requirement.parse(
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+        withwinmarker>=1.0;sys_platform!='win32'
+        """)
+        )['withwinmarker'][0][0]
+        self.assertTrue(
+            check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
+                req,
+                self.global_reqs['withwinmarker'],
+            )
+        )
 
-        The python_version marker should be ignored for stdlib backport-type
-        packages.
+    def test_match_without_windows_markers(self):
+        """Test a package specified without Windows markers.
+
+        OpenStack no longer supports Windows, so packages can drop Windows
+        markers even if they are present in global requirements.
         """
-        req = requirement.parse("name;python_version<'3.9'")['name'][0][0]
+        req = requirement.parse(
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+        withwinmarker>=1.0
+        """)
+        )['withwinmarker'][0][0]
         self.assertTrue(
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
-                self.global_reqs['name'],
-                ['name'],
+                self.global_reqs['withwinmarker'],
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Also test with double quotes
+        global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs(
+            'withwinmarker>=1.0;sys_platform!="win32"'
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
+                req,
+                global_reqs['withwinmarker'],
             )
         )
 
@@ -239,7 +270,6 @@ def test_name_mismatch(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -254,7 +284,6 @@ def test_marker_mismatch(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -270,7 +299,6 @@ def test_min_mismatch(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -285,7 +313,6 @@ def test_extra_exclusion(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -299,7 +326,6 @@ def test_missing_exclusion(self):
             check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req,
                 self.global_reqs['name'],
-                self.backports,
             )
         )
 
@@ -333,7 +359,6 @@ def setUp(self):
         self._stdout_fixture = fixtures.StringStream('stdout')
         self.stdout = self.useFixture(self._stdout_fixture).stream
         self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stdout', self.stdout))
-        self.backports = dict()
 
     def test_unchanged(self):
         # If the line matches the value in the branch list everything
@@ -345,8 +370,8 @@ def test_unchanged(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -359,8 +384,8 @@ def test_denylisted(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse('name'),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -374,8 +399,8 @@ def test_denylisted_mismatch(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse('name'),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -388,8 +413,8 @@ def test_not_in_global_list(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -402,8 +427,25 @@ def test_new_item_matches_global_list(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def test_new_item_matches_global_list_without_windows_marker(self):
+        # A project can omit the Windows marker even if it's present in the
+        # global list.
+        reqs = [r for r, line in requirement.parse('name>=1.2,!=1.4')['name']]
+        global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs(
+            "name>=1.2,!=1.4;sys_platform!='win32'"
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check._validate_one(
+                'name',
+                reqs=reqs,
+                denylist=requirement.parse(''),
+                global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -417,8 +459,8 @@ def test_new_item_lower_min(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -434,8 +476,8 @@ def test_new_item_extra_exclusion(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -449,8 +491,8 @@ def test_new_item_missing_exclusion(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -474,8 +516,8 @@ def test_new_item_matches_global_list_with_extra(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -498,8 +540,8 @@ def test_new_item_missing_extra_line(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
@@ -523,49 +565,69 @@ def test_new_item_mismatches_global_list_with_extra(self):
                 'name',
                 reqs=reqs,
                 denylist=requirement.parse(''),
-                backports=self.backports,
                 global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=False,
             )
         )
 
-
-class TestBackportPythonMarkers(testtools.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self._stdout_fixture = fixtures.StringStream('stdout')
-        self.stdout = self.useFixture(self._stdout_fixture).stream
-        self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stdout', self.stdout))
-
-        self.req = requirement.parse(
-            textwrap.dedent("""
-        name>=1.5;python_version=='3.11'
-        """)
-        )['name'][0][0]
-        self.global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs(
-            textwrap.dedent("""
-        name>=1.5;python_version=='3.10'
-        """)
+    def test_optional_not_in_global_list(self):
+        # If an optional package is not in the global list, that is not an
+        # error.
+        reqs = [r for r, line in requirement.parse('name>=1.2,!=1.4')['name']]
+        global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs('')
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check._validate_one(
+                'name',
+                reqs=reqs,
+                denylist=requirement.parse(''),
+                global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=True,
+            )
         )
 
-    def test_notmatching_no_backport(self):
-        backports = requirement.parse("")
+    def test_optional_matches_global_list(self):
+        # If an optional package is in the global list and matches,
+        # everything is OK.
+        reqs = [r for r, line in requirement.parse('name>=1.2,!=1.4')['name']]
+        global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs('name>=1.2,!=1.4')
         self.assertFalse(
-            check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
-                self.req,
-                self.global_reqs["name"],
-                list(backports.keys()),
+            check._validate_one(
+                'name',
+                reqs=reqs,
+                denylist=requirement.parse(''),
+                global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=True,
             )
         )
 
-    def test_notmatching_with_backport(self):
-        b_content = textwrap.dedent("""
-        name
-        """)
-        backports = requirement.parse(b_content)
+    def test_optional_mismatches_global_list(self):
+        # If an optional package is in the global list and does not match,
+        # that is an error.
+        reqs = [
+            r for r, line in requirement.parse('name>=1.2,!=1.4,!=1.5')['name']
+        ]
+        global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs('name>=1.2,!=1.4')
         self.assertTrue(
-            check._is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
-                self.req,
-                self.global_reqs["name"],
-                list(backports.keys()),
+            check._validate_one(
+                'name',
+                reqs=reqs,
+                denylist=requirement.parse(''),
+                global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=True,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def test_optional_denylisted(self):
+        # If the optional package is denylisted, everything is OK even if
+        # absent from global-requirements.
+        reqs = [r for r, line in requirement.parse('name>=1.2,!=1.4')['name']]
+        global_reqs = check.get_global_reqs('')
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check._validate_one(
+                'name',
+                reqs=reqs,
+                denylist=requirement.parse('name'),
+                global_reqs=global_reqs,
+                is_optional=True,
             )
         )
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check_constraints.py b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check_constraints.py
index 311944a56..3592c1dd8 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check_constraints.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_check_constraints.py
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@
 import os
 from unittest import mock
 
-import testscenarios
 import testtools
 
 from openstack_requirements.cmds import check_exists
 from openstack_requirements import project
 from openstack_requirements.tests import common
 
-load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
-
 
 def mock_read_requirements_file(filename):
     if os.path.basename(filename) == 'upper-constraints.txt':
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_edit_constraint.py b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_edit_constraint.py
index b65acd22a..eeb80d0d2 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_edit_constraint.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_edit_constraint.py
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@
 import textwrap
 
 import fixtures
-import testscenarios
 import testtools
 
 from openstack_requirements.cmds import edit_constraint as edit
 from openstack_requirements import requirement
 
 
-load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
-
-
 class SmokeTest(testtools.TestCase):
     def test_make_url(self):
         stdout = io.StringIO()
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_generate.py b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_generate.py
index b8568e993..515c3d98b 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_generate.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_generate.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_freeze_smoke(self):
                     [
                         py,
                         '-c',
-                        'import pkgutil; [print(x) for x in pkgutil.iter_modules()]',
+                        'import pkgutil; [print(x) for x in pkgutil.iter_modules()]',  # noqa: E501
                     ]
                 )
             )
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_project.py b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_project.py
index 99f3dd8b5..336829fec 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_project.py
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@
 import textwrap
 
 import fixtures
-import testscenarios
 import testtools
 
 from openstack_requirements import project
 from openstack_requirements.tests import common
 
 
-load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
-
-
 class TestReadProject(testtools.TestCase):
     def test_pyproject_toml(self):
         root = self.useFixture(common.pep_518_fixture).root
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_requirement.py b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_requirement.py
index 1de817623..14132356c 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/test_requirement.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/test_requirement.py
@@ -12,187 +12,158 @@
 
 import textwrap
 
-import testscenarios
 import testtools
 
 from openstack_requirements import requirement
 
 
-load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
-
-
 class TestParseRequirement(testtools.TestCase):
     dist_scenarios = [
         (
             'package',
-            dict(
-                line='swift',
-                req=requirement.Requirement('swift', '', '', '', ''),
-            ),
+            'swift',
+            requirement.Requirement('swift', '', '', '', ''),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'specifier',
-            dict(
-                line='alembic>=0.4.1',
-                req=requirement.Requirement('alembic', '', '>=0.4.1', '', ''),
-            ),
+            'alembic>=0.4.1',
+            requirement.Requirement('alembic', '', '>=0.4.1', '', ''),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'specifiers',
-            dict(
-                line='alembic>=0.4.1,!=1.1.8',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'alembic', '', '!=1.1.8,>=0.4.1', '', ''
-                ),
-            ),
+            'alembic>=0.4.1,!=1.1.8',
+            requirement.Requirement('alembic', '', '!=1.1.8,>=0.4.1', '', ''),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'comment-only',
-            dict(
-                line='# foo',
-                req=requirement.Requirement('', '', '', '', '# foo'),
-            ),
+            '# foo',
+            requirement.Requirement('', '', '', '', '# foo'),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'comment',
-            dict(
-                line='Pint>=0.5  # BSD',
-                req=requirement.Requirement('Pint', '', '>=0.5', '', '# BSD'),
-            ),
+            'Pint>=0.5  # BSD',
+            requirement.Requirement('Pint', '', '>=0.5', '', '# BSD'),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'comment-with-semicolon',
-            dict(
-                line='Pint>=0.5  # BSD;fred',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'Pint', '', '>=0.5', '', '# BSD;fred'
-                ),
-            ),
+            'Pint>=0.5  # BSD;fred',
+            requirement.Requirement('Pint', '', '>=0.5', '', '# BSD;fred'),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'case',
-            dict(
-                line='Babel>=1.3',
-                req=requirement.Requirement('Babel', '', '>=1.3', '', ''),
-            ),
+            'Babel>=1.3',
+            requirement.Requirement('Babel', '', '>=1.3', '', ''),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'markers',
-            dict(
-                line="pywin32;sys_platform=='win32'",
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'pywin32', '', '', "sys_platform=='win32'", ''
-                ),
+            "pywin32;sys_platform=='win32'",
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'pywin32', '', '', "sys_platform=='win32'", ''
             ),
+            False,
         ),
         (
             'markers-with-comment',
-            dict(
-                line="Sphinx<=1.2; python_version=='2.7'# Sadface",
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'Sphinx', '', '<=1.2', "python_version=='2.7'", '# Sadface'
-                ),
+            "Sphinx<=1.2; python_version=='2.7'# Sadface",
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'Sphinx', '', '<=1.2', "python_version=='2.7'", '# Sadface'
             ),
+            False,
         ),
     ]
     url_scenarios = [
         (
             'url',
-            dict(
-                line='file:///path/to/thing#egg=thing',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'thing', 'file:///path/to/thing', '', '', ''
-                ),
-                permit_urls=True,
+            'file:///path/to/thing#egg=thing',
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'thing', 'file:///path/to/thing', '', '', ''
             ),
+            True,
         ),
         (
             'oslo-url',
-            dict(
-                line='file:///path/to/oslo.thing#egg=oslo.thing',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'oslo.thing', 'file:///path/to/oslo.thing', '', '', ''
-                ),
-                permit_urls=True,
+            'file:///path/to/oslo.thing#egg=oslo.thing',
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'oslo.thing', 'file:///path/to/oslo.thing', '', '', ''
             ),
+            True,
         ),
         (
             'url-comment',
-            dict(
-                line='file:///path/to/thing#egg=thing # http://altpath#egg=boo',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'thing',
-                    'file:///path/to/thing',
-                    '',
-                    '',
-                    '# http://altpath#egg=boo',
-                ),
-                permit_urls=True,
+            'file:///path/to/thing#egg=thing # http://altpath#egg=boo',
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'thing',
+                'file:///path/to/thing',
+                '',
+                '',
+                '# http://altpath#egg=boo',
             ),
+            True,
         ),
         (
             'editable',
-            dict(
-                line='-e file:///path/to/bar#egg=bar',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'bar', '-e file:///path/to/bar', '', '', ''
-                ),
-                permit_urls=True,
+            '-e file:///path/to/bar#egg=bar',
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'bar', '-e file:///path/to/bar', '', '', ''
             ),
+            True,
         ),
         (
             'editable_vcs_git',
-            dict(
-                line='-e git+http://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar#egg=oslo.bar',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'oslo.bar',
-                    '-e git+http://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar',
-                    '',
-                    '',
-                    '',
-                ),
-                permit_urls=True,
+            '-e git+http://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar#egg=oslo.bar',
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'oslo.bar',
+                '-e git+http://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar',
+                '',
+                '',
+                '',
             ),
+            True,
         ),
         (
             'editable_vcs_git_ssh',
-            dict(
-                line='-e git+ssh://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar#egg=oslo.bar',
-                req=requirement.Requirement(
-                    'oslo.bar',
-                    '-e git+ssh://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar',
-                    '',
-                    '',
-                    '',
-                ),
-                permit_urls=True,
+            '-e git+ssh://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar#egg=oslo.bar',
+            requirement.Requirement(
+                'oslo.bar',
+                '-e git+ssh://github.com/path/to/oslo.bar',
+                '',
+                '',
+                '',
             ),
+            True,
         ),
     ]
     scenarios = dist_scenarios + url_scenarios
 
     def test_parse(self):
-        parsed = requirement.parse_line(
-            self.line, permit_urls=getattr(self, 'permit_urls', False)
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(self.req, parsed)
+        for name, line, req, permit_urls in self.scenarios:
+            with self.subTest(name):
+                parsed = requirement.parse_line(line, permit_urls=permit_urls)
+                self.assertEqual(req, parsed)
 
 
 class TestParseRequirementFailures(testtools.TestCase):
     scenarios = [
         (
             'url',
-            dict(
-                line='http://tarballs.openstack.org/oslo.config/'
-                'oslo.config-1.2.0a3.tar.gz#egg=oslo.config'
-            ),
+            'http://tarballs.openstack.org/oslo.config/oslo.config-1.2.0a3.tar.gz#egg=oslo.config',
         ),
-        ('-e', dict(line='-e git+https://foo.com#egg=foo')),
-        ('-f', dict(line='-f http://tarballs.openstack.org/')),
+        ('-e', '-e git+https://foo.com#egg=foo'),
+        ('-f', '-f http://tarballs.openstack.org/'),
     ]
 
     def test_does_not_parse(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, requirement.parse_line, self.line)
+        for name, line in self.scenarios:
+            with self.subTest(name):
+                with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                    requirement.parse_line(line)
 
 
 class TestToContent(testtools.TestCase):
diff --git a/playbooks/files/project-requirements-change.py b/playbooks/files/project-requirements-change.py
index 1baf73733..f063515d5 100755
--- a/playbooks/files/project-requirements-change.py
+++ b/playbooks/files/project-requirements-change.py
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ def main():
         with open(os.path.join(reqdir, 'denylist.txt')) as fh:
             denylist = requirement.parse(fh.read())
 
-        backports_file = os.path.join(reqdir, 'backports.txt')
-        if os.path.exists(backports_file):
-            with open(backports_file) as fh:
-                backports = requirement.parse(fh.read())
-        else:
-            backports = {}
-
         cwd = os.getcwd()
 
         # Verify that pyproject.toml is present and contains the required
@@ -153,7 +146,6 @@ def main():
             head_reqs,
             denylist,
             global_reqs,
-            list(backports.keys()),
         )
 
     # report the results
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 44691de36..5df4dd082 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ quote-style = "preserve"
 docstring-code-format = true
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
-select = ["E4", "E7", "E9", "F", "UP"]
+select = ["E", "F", "UP"]
 
 # [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
 # "openstack/tests/*" = ["S"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1ed6c384f..dd27509d3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+# NOTE: These are requirements for the requirements project only
+#       See global-requirements for the actual requirements list
 fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 packaging!=20.5,!=20.6,!=20.7,>=16.5 # Apache-2.0
 requests>=2.14.2 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.12 # MIT
 beagle>=0.2.1 # Apache-2.0
 setuptools!=24.0.0,!=34.0.0,!=34.0.1,!=34.0.2,!=34.0.3,!=34.1.0,!=34.1.1,!=34.2.0,!=34.3.0,!=34.3.1,!=34.3.2,!=36.2.0,>=21.0.0 # PSF/ZPL
-tomli;python_version<'3.11' # MIT
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 69ff89422..c710fc3e1 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # NOTE: These are requirements for testing the requirements project only
 #       See global-requirements for the actual requirements list
 stestr>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
-testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
 virtualenv>=14.0.6 # MIT
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e335a8c07..827bfe34a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ commands = validate-projects {toxinidir}/projects.txt
 description = Perform linting
 skip_install = true
 deps =
-  ruff~=0.13.0  # MIT
-  hacking~=7.0  # Apache-2.0
+  ruff~=0.16.0  # MIT
+  hacking~=8.0  # Apache-2.0
   bashate~=2.1  # Apache-2.0
 allowlist_externals =
   bash
 commands =
-  ruff check --fix --unsafe-fixes
-  ruff format
+  ruff check --fix --unsafe-fixes --exit-non-zero-on-fix
+  ruff format --exit-non-zero-on-format
   flake8
   bash -c "find {toxinidir}/tools      \
                -type f                 \
diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index 757449101..190d18649 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 voluptuous===0.16.0
 chardet===6.0.0.post1
 enum-compat===0.0.3
-netmiko===4.7.0
+netmiko===4.8.0
 sshtunnel===0.4.0
 PasteDeploy===3.1.0
 Routes===2.5.1
 rtslib-fb===2.2.4
 oslo.limit===2.12.0
 restructuredtext_lint===2.0.2
-yarl===1.24.5
-tzdata===2026.3
+yarl===1.25.1
+tzdata===2026.4
 smmap===5.0.3
 confget===5.1.2
 XStatic-Angular-Bootstrap===2.5.0.1
@@ -24,34 +24,34 @@ WebOb===1.8.11
 sphinxcontrib-actdiag===3.0.0
 pecan===1.8.0
 os-api-ref===3.2.0
-python-ldap===3.4.7
+python-ldap===3.4.8
 oslo.concurrency===7.6.1
-websocket-client===1.9.0
+websocket-client===1.9.2
 osprofiler===4.4.0
 os-resource-classes===1.1.0
 mypy_extensions===1.1.0
 tabulate===0.10.0
 python-ironic-inspector-client===5.4.0
-lxml===6.1.1
+lxml===6.1.3
 vintage===0.4.1
 rst2txt===1.1.0
-setproctitle===1.3.7
+setproctitle===1.3.8
 pytest===9.1.1
 a2wsgi===1.10.10
-python-slugify===8.0.4
+python-slugify===9.1.2
 cursive===0.3.1
 oslo.service===4.8.0
 django-appconf===1.2.0
-ntc_templates===9.2.0
+ntc_templates===9.3.0
 sphinxcontrib-nwdiag===2.0.0
 rbd-iscsi-client===0.1.8
 alabaster===1.0.0
-multidict===6.7.1
-pbr===7.0.3
+multidict===6.9.1
+pbr===7.1.3
 munch===4.0.0
 waiting===1.5.0
 attrs===26.1.0
-jwcrypto===1.5.8
+jwcrypto===1.6.1
 Pint===0.25.3
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