diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 75dc582f2ceee79a4c499ac92cbb1deba3383210..e77e863af0476b326dfb64ef7db5e9e57ea8853b 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ bob.sp = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.sp
 bob.learn.linear = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.learn.linear
 bob.learn.em = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.learn.em
 bob.measure = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.measure
-bob.db.base = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.base branch=refactoring_2016
+bob.db.base = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.base
 bob.bio.db = git https://gitlab.idiap.ch/biometric/bob.bio.db
-bob.db.atnt = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.atnt branch=refactoring_2016
+bob.db.atnt = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.atnt
 bob.io.image = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.io.image
 
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