diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f642d45..42385dc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ it can be installed directly with:
 
 * `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS plpythonu;`
   `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS postgis;`
-  `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS cartodb;`
   `CREATE EXTENSION crankshaft WITH VERSION 'dev';`
 
 Note: the development extension uses the development python virtual
diff --git a/src/pg/crankshaft.control b/src/pg/crankshaft.control
index 2029b7e..e71321f 100644
--- a/src/pg/crankshaft.control
+++ b/src/pg/crankshaft.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 comment = 'CartoDB Spatial Analysis extension'
 default_version = '0.0.3'
-requires = 'plpythonu, postgis, cartodb'
+requires = 'plpythonu, postgis'
 superuser = true
 schema = cdb_crankshaft
diff --git a/src/pg/test/expected/01_install_test.out b/src/pg/test/expected/01_install_test.out
index e40d267..e84a48a 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/expected/01_install_test.out
+++ b/src/pg/test/expected/01_install_test.out
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 -- Install dependencies
 CREATE EXTENSION plpythonu;
 CREATE EXTENSION postgis;
-CREATE EXTENSION cartodb;
 -- Install the extension
 CREATE EXTENSION crankshaft VERSION 'dev';
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/01_install_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/01_install_test.sql
index fc3ea80..bbce805 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/01_install_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/01_install_test.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 -- Install dependencies
 CREATE EXTENSION plpythonu;
 CREATE EXTENSION postgis;
-CREATE EXTENSION cartodb;
 
 -- Install the extension
 CREATE EXTENSION crankshaft VERSION 'dev';
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/90_permissions.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/90_permissions.sql
index 187f795..1e9ea99 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/90_permissions.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/90_permissions.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SELECT cdb_crankshaft._cdb_random_seeds(1234);
 SET ROLE test_regular_user;
 
 -- Add to the search path the schema
-SET search_path TO public,cartodb,cdb_crankshaft;
+SET search_path TO public,cdb_crankshaft;
 
 -- Exercise public functions
 SELECT ppoints.code, m.quads