diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 5dd6d09de2c989ff4485c83f80fa4215128f3a40..edc43b3ef4c00e6c0f10be92b788f43e8ac88237 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ requirements:
     - scikit-image {{ scikit_image }}
     - matplotlib {{ matplotlib }}
     - clapp
-    - bob.extension
     - bob.io.base
     - bob.bio.base
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ requirements:
     - python
     - setuptools
     - clapp
-    - bob.extension
     - bob.io.base
     - bob.bio.base
     - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49d3a4113c0de450df785f0f2143449ed525e9b6..985eeed1e62fdebceed4980702c37acc721a4071 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
         "scikit-image",
         "matplotlib",
         "clapp",
-        "bob.extension",
         "bob.io.base",
         "bob.bio.base",
     ]
diff --git a/tests/test_databases.py b/tests/test_databases.py
index ebedc63481c6ea09a89bfaf30960b819f0e52d43..5a6ae5f6ffb40ceeaac01d2da8dfa9ebb2f9d9a4 100644
--- a/tests/test_databases.py
+++ b/tests/test_databases.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 import os
 
-from bob.extension.download import get_file
-
 
 def test_verafinger_contactless():
     from bob.bio.vein.database.verafinger_contactless import (
@@ -13,8 +11,7 @@ def test_verafinger_contactless():
     )
 
     # Getting the absolute path
-    urls = VerafingerContactless.dataset_protocols_urls
-    filename = get_file("verafinger_contactless.tar.gz", urls)
+    filename = VerafingerContactless(protocol="nom").dataset_protocols_path
 
     # Removing the file before the test
     try:
@@ -81,8 +78,7 @@ def test_utfvp():
     from bob.bio.vein.database.utfvp import UtfvpDatabase
 
     # Getting the absolute path
-    urls = UtfvpDatabase.dataset_protocols_urls
-    filename = get_file("utfvp_csv.tar.gz", urls)
+    filename = UtfvpDatabase(protocol="nom").dataset_protocols_path
 
     # Removing the file before the test
     try: