diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 7063f66fc9f6f68b81dda8aeb3f4bccee168a1fb..055254d0230f3ea89ca4677ead6ec7855fe9f345 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ requirements:
     - python {{ python }}
     - setuptools {{ setuptools }}
     - pip {{ pip }}
-    - bob.extension
     - numpy {{ numpy }}
     - dask {{ dask }}
     - dask-ml {{ dask_ml }}
diff --git a/src/bob/learn/em/__init__.py b/src/bob/learn/em/__init__.py
index 28eb1b6a7a2e9ff3299821a678b45b84f0ee354c..df69c819f5b62875cf64470d5cded3a9afb6b7bf 100644
--- a/src/bob/learn/em/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bob/learn/em/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import bob.extension
-
 from .factor_analysis import ISVMachine, JFAMachine
 from .gmm import GMMMachine, GMMStats
 from .ivector import IVectorMachine
@@ -9,11 +7,6 @@ from .wccn import WCCN
 from .whitening import Whitening
 
 
-def get_config():
-    """Returns a string containing the configuration information."""
-    return bob.extension.get_config(__name__)
-
-
 # gets sphinx autodoc done right - don't remove it
 def __appropriate__(*args):
     """Says object was actually declared here, an not on the import module.