diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f74cc7c..6430294 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 0.6.0
  - BREAKING CHANGE: wait_for_resource now requires the resource_id
    instead of the resource path
+ - BREAKING CHANGE: ckan installation is now mandatory
  - enh: cache calls to data.wait_for_resource
 0.5.6
  - maintenance release
diff --git a/dcor_shared/ckan.py b/dcor_shared/ckan.py
index 30d9006..30a14e7 100644
--- a/dcor_shared/ckan.py
+++ b/dcor_shared/ckan.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 
-try:
-    from ckan import common as ckan_common
-except ImportError:
-    ckan_common = None
+from ckan import common as ckan_common
 
 from .parse import get_ini_config_option
 
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ def get_ckan_config_option(option):
     taken from there. Else, the configuration is taken from the
     configuration file returned by :func:`get_ckan_config_path`.
     """
-    if ckan_common and ckan_common.config:
+    if ckan_common.config:
         # Get from current configuration (The `get` method in CKAN 2.10
         # returns default values if not placeholder is specified)
         opt = ckan_common.config.get(option)
diff --git a/dcor_shared/paths.py b/dcor_shared/paths.py
index 2ca8305..68c15ae 100644
--- a/dcor_shared/paths.py
+++ b/dcor_shared/paths.py
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 from .parse import get_ini_config_option
 
 
-try:
-    from ckan.common import config as ckan_config
-except ImportError:
-    ckan_config = None
+from ckan.common import config as ckan_config  # noqa: F401
 
 
 def get_dcor_depot_path():