diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec166ca..f9c0011 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ Dependencies
 
  * PostgreSQL 9.3+ (with plpythonu extension and xml support)
  * [PostGIS extension](http://postgis.net) 
- * [Schema triggers extension]
-   (https://bitbucket.org/malloclabs/pg_schema_triggers)
-   (or [fork](https://github.com/CartoDB/pg_schema_triggers))
 
 Install
 -------
@@ -31,10 +28,6 @@ Test installation
 make installcheck
 ```
 
-NOTE: if ``test_ddl_triggers`` fails it's likely due to an incomplete
-      installation of schema_triggers: you need to add ``schema_triggers.so``
-      to the ``shared_preload_libraries`` setting in postgresql.conf !
-
 NOTE: you need to run the installcheck as a superuser, use PGUSER
       env variable if needed, like: PGUSER=postgres make installcheck
       
@@ -47,7 +40,6 @@ In a database that needs to be turned into a "cartodb" user database, run:
 
 ```sql
 CREATE EXTENSION postgis;
-CREATE EXTENSION schema_triggers;
 CREATE EXTENSION cartodb;
 ```
 
@@ -63,7 +55,6 @@ be in the "cartodb" schema.
 
 ```sql
 CREATE EXTENSION postgis FROM unpackaged;
-CREATE EXTENSION schema_triggers;
 CREATE EXTENSION cartodb FROM unpackaged;
 ```
 
diff --git a/cartodb.control.in b/cartodb.control.in
index c331343..a5dcfa0 100644
--- a/cartodb.control.in
+++ b/cartodb.control.in
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ comment = 'Turn a database into a cartodb user database.'
 superuser = true
 relocatable = false
 schema = cartodb
-requires = 'plpythonu, schema_triggers, postgis'
+requires = 'plpythonu, postgis'
diff --git a/expected/test_setup.out b/expected/test_setup.out
index c05769f..cb4d895 100644
--- a/expected/test_setup.out
+++ b/expected/test_setup.out
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CREATE EXTENSION postgis;
-CREATE EXTENSION schema_triggers;
 CREATE EXTENSION plpythonu;
 CREATE EXTENSION cartodb;
 CREATE FUNCTION public.cdb_invalidate_varnish(table_name text)
diff --git a/scripts-available/CDB_DDLTriggers.sql b/scripts-available/CDB_DDLTriggers.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index dddd60e..0000000
--- a/scripts-available/CDB_DDLTriggers.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
--- Table creation
--- {
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_handle_create_table ()
-RETURNS event_trigger SECURITY DEFINER LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
-DECLARE
-  event_info RECORD;
-  rel RECORD;
-  newtable REGCLASS;
-BEGIN
-  event_info := schema_triggers.get_relation_create_eventinfo();
-
-  -- We're only interested in real relations
-  IF (event_info.new).relkind != 'r' THEN RETURN; END IF;
-
-  SELECT c.relname, c.relnamespace, c.relkind, n.nspname 
-  FROM pg_class c
-  JOIN pg_namespace n 
-  ON c.relnamespace = n.oid
-  WHERE c.oid = event_info.relation
-  INTO rel;
-
-  RAISE DEBUG 'Relation % of kind % created in table % namespace % (oid %)',
-	 event_info.relation, rel.relkind, rel.relname, rel.nspname, rel.relnamespace;
-
-  -- We don't want to react to alters triggered by superuser,
-  IF current_setting('is_superuser') = 'on' THEN
-    RAISE DEBUG 'no ddl trigger for superuser';
-    RETURN;
-  END IF;
-
-  PERFORM cartodb.cdb_disable_ddl_hooks();
-
-  -- CDB_CartodbfyTable must not create tables, or infinite loop will happen
-  newtable := cartodb.CDB_CartodbfyTable(rel.nspname, event_info.relation);
-
-  PERFORM cartodb.cdb_enable_ddl_hooks();
-
-  RAISE DEBUG 'Inserting into cartodb.CDB_TableMetadata';
-
-  -- Add entry to CDB_TableMetadata (should CartodbfyTable do this?)
-  INSERT INTO cartodb.CDB_TableMetadata(tabname, updated_at) 
-  VALUES (newtable, now());
-
-END; $$;
--- }
-
--- Table drop
--- {
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_handle_drop_table ()
-RETURNS event_trigger SECURITY DEFINER LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
-DECLARE
-  event_info RECORD;
-BEGIN
-  event_info := schema_triggers.get_relation_drop_eventinfo();
-
-  -- We're only interested in real relations
-  IF (event_info.old).relkind != 'r' THEN RETURN; END IF;
-
-  RAISE DEBUG 'Relation % of kind % dropped from namespace oid %',
-	 event_info.old_relation_oid, (event_info.old).relkind, (event_info.old).relnamespace;
-
-  -- delete record from CDB_TableMetadata (should invalidate varnish)
-  DELETE FROM cartodb.CDB_TableMetadata WHERE tabname = event_info.old_relation_oid;
-
-END; $$;
--- }
-
--- Column alter
--- {
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_handle_alter_column ()
-RETURNS event_trigger SECURITY DEFINER LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
-DECLARE
-  event_info RECORD;
-  rel RECORD;
-  newtable REGCLASS;
-BEGIN
-  event_info := schema_triggers.get_column_alter_eventinfo();
-
-  SELECT c.relname, c.relnamespace, c.relkind, n.nspname 
-  FROM pg_class c
-  JOIN pg_namespace n 
-  ON c.relnamespace = n.oid
-  WHERE c.oid = event_info.relation
-  INTO rel;
-
-  RAISE DEBUG 'Column % altered by % (superuser? %) in relation % of kind %',
-	 (event_info.old).attname, current_user, current_setting('is_superuser'), rel.relname, rel.relkind;
-
-  -- We're only interested in real relations
-  IF rel.relkind != 'r' THEN RETURN; END IF;
-
-  -- We don't want to react to alters triggered by superuser,
-  IF current_setting('is_superuser') = 'on' THEN
-    RAISE DEBUG 'no ddl trigger for superuser';
-    RETURN;
-  END IF;
-
-  PERFORM cartodb.cdb_disable_ddl_hooks();
-
-  newtable := cartodb.CDB_CartodbfyTable(rel.nspname, event_info.relation);
-
-  PERFORM cartodb.cdb_enable_ddl_hooks();
-
-  -- update CDB_TableMetadata.updated_at (should invalidate varnish)
-  UPDATE cartodb.CDB_TableMetadata SET updated_at = NOW(), tabname = newtable
-  WHERE tabname = event_info.relation; 
-
-END; $$;
--- }
-
--- Column drop
--- {
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_handle_drop_column ()
-RETURNS event_trigger SECURITY DEFINER LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
-DECLARE
-  event_info RECORD;
-  rel RECORD;
-  newtable REGCLASS;
-BEGIN
-  event_info := schema_triggers.get_column_drop_eventinfo();
-
-  SELECT c.relname, c.relnamespace, c.relkind, n.nspname 
-  FROM pg_class c
-  JOIN pg_namespace n 
-  ON c.relnamespace = n.oid
-  WHERE c.oid = event_info.relation
-  INTO rel;
-
-  RAISE DEBUG 'Column % drop by % (superuser? %) in relation % of kind %',
-	 (event_info.old).attname, current_user, current_setting('is_superuser'), rel.relname, rel.relkind;
-
-  -- We're only interested in real relations
-  IF rel.relkind != 'r' THEN RETURN; END IF;
-
-  -- We don't want to react to drops triggered by superuser,
-  IF current_setting('is_superuser') = 'on' THEN
-    RAISE DEBUG 'no ddl trigger for superuser';
-    RETURN;
-  END IF;
-
-
-  PERFORM cartodb.cdb_disable_ddl_hooks();
-
-  newtable := cartodb.CDB_CartodbfyTable(rel.nspname, event_info.relation);
-
-  PERFORM cartodb.cdb_enable_ddl_hooks();
-
-  -- update CDB_TableMetadata.updated_at (should invalidate varnish)
-  UPDATE cartodb.CDB_TableMetadata SET updated_at = NOW(), tabname = newtable
-  WHERE tabname = event_info.relation;
-
-END; $$;
--- }
-
--- Column add
--- {
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_handle_add_column ()
-RETURNS event_trigger SECURITY DEFINER LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
-DECLARE
-  event_info RECORD;
-  rel RECORD;
-BEGIN
-  event_info := schema_triggers.get_column_add_eventinfo();
-
-  SELECT c.relname, c.relnamespace, c.relkind, n.nspname 
-  FROM pg_class c
-  JOIN pg_namespace n 
-  ON c.relnamespace = n.oid
-  WHERE c.oid = event_info.relation
-  INTO rel;
-
-  RAISE DEBUG 'Column % added by % (superuser? %) in relation % of kind %',
-	 (event_info.new).attname, current_user, current_setting('is_superuser'), rel.relname, rel.relkind;
-
-  -- We're only interested in real relations
-  IF rel.relkind != 'r' THEN RETURN; END IF;
-
-  -- We don't want to react to drops triggered by superuser,
-  IF current_setting('is_superuser') = 'on' THEN
-    RAISE DEBUG 'no ddl trigger for superuser';
-    RETURN;
-  END IF;
-
-  -- update CDB_TableMetadata.updated_at (should invalidate varnish)
-  UPDATE cartodb.CDB_TableMetadata SET updated_at = NOW()
-  WHERE tabname = event_info.relation; 
-
-END; $$;
--- }
-
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_disable_ddl_hooks() returns void AS $$
- DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS cdb_on_relation_create;
- DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS cdb_on_relation_drop;
- DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS cdb_on_alter_column;
- DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS cdb_on_drop_column;
- DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS cdb_on_add_column;
-$$ LANGUAGE sql;
-
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cartodb.cdb_enable_ddl_hooks() returns void AS $$
- SELECT cartodb.cdb_disable_ddl_hooks();
- CREATE EVENT TRIGGER cdb_on_relation_create
-    ON "relation_create" EXECUTE PROCEDURE cartodb.cdb_handle_create_table();
- CREATE EVENT TRIGGER cdb_on_relation_drop
-    ON "relation_drop" EXECUTE PROCEDURE cartodb.cdb_handle_drop_table();
- CREATE EVENT TRIGGER cdb_on_alter_column
-    ON "column_alter" EXECUTE PROCEDURE cartodb.cdb_handle_alter_column();
- CREATE EVENT TRIGGER cdb_on_drop_column
-    ON "column_drop" EXECUTE PROCEDURE cartodb.cdb_handle_drop_column();
- CREATE EVENT TRIGGER cdb_on_add_column
-    ON "column_add" EXECUTE PROCEDURE cartodb.cdb_handle_add_column();
-$$ LANGUAGE sql;
-
--- Do not enable hooks by default
---SELECT cartodb.cdb_enable_ddl_hooks();
diff --git a/sql/test_setup.sql b/sql/test_setup.sql
index 67fe684..cb4d895 100644
--- a/sql/test_setup.sql
+++ b/sql/test_setup.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CREATE EXTENSION postgis;
-CREATE EXTENSION schema_triggers;
 CREATE EXTENSION plpythonu;
 CREATE EXTENSION cartodb;
 CREATE FUNCTION public.cdb_invalidate_varnish(table_name text)
@@ -7,4 +6,4 @@ RETURNS void AS $$
 BEGIN
   RAISE NOTICE 'cdb_invalidate_varnish(%) called', table_name;
 END;
-$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
\ No newline at end of file
+$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';