diff --git a/requirements/adjust_versions.py b/requirements/adjust_versions.py
index 3d9da2a2f1a22..a09128c6200db 100644
--- a/requirements/adjust_versions.py
+++ b/requirements/adjust_versions.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def main(path_req: str, torch_version: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
 
     with open(path_req, "r") as fp:
         req = fp.read()
+    # remove comments
+    req = re.sub(rf"\s*#.*{os.linesep}", os.linesep, req)
 
     latest = find_latest(torch_version)
     for lib, version in latest.items():