diff --git a/release/observatory.control b/release/observatory.control
index 3d17f0c..d36579f 100644
--- a/release/observatory.control
+++ b/release/observatory.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 comment = 'CartoDB Observatory backend extension'
 default_version = '0.0.1'
-requires = 'postgis, cartodb'
+requires = 'postgis'
 superuser = true
 schema = cdb_observatory