diff --git a/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/filters.py b/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/filters.py
index 313ea4b63..95a2016ef 100644
--- a/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/filters.py
+++ b/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/filters.py
@@ -78,6 +78,26 @@ def _chunk_manifest(self):
             yield manifest_chunk
 
 
+class DropIfRegexMatch(BaseFilter):
+    """Drops data if text matches a regex pattern."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        regex_patterns: List[str],
+        text_key: str = "text",
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.regex_patterns = regex_patterns
+        self.text_key = text_key
+
+    def process_dataset_entry(self, data_entry) -> List:
+        for regex_pattern in self.regex_patterns:
+            if re.search(re.escape(regex_pattern), data_entry[self.text_key]):
+                return [DataEntry(data=None, metrics=dict(num_removed=1))]
+        return [DataEntry(data=data_entry, metrics=dict(num_reomoved=0))]
+
+
 class DropMultiBoxed(BaseFilter):
     def __init__(self, solution_key: str = "generation", **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
diff --git a/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/prepare_sft_data.yaml b/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/prepare_sft_data.yaml
index 3837c948e..e99633fc5 100644
--- a/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/prepare_sft_data.yaml
+++ b/nemo_skills/training/data_preparation_utils/prepare_sft_data.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ processors:
         should_run: ${filters.remove_contaminated}
         contamination_file: ${contamination_file}
 
-      - _target_: sdp.processors.DropIfRegexMatch
+      - _target_: nemo_skills.training.data_preparation_utils.filters.DropIfRegexMatch
         should_run: ${filters.remove_code_errors}
         text_key: ${output_key}
         regex_patterns:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ processors:
           - {input: {generation: "My solution:\nTimed out\nSomething else"}, output: null}
           - {input: {generation: "My solution, no errors"}, output: {generation: "My solution, no errors"}}
 
-      - _target_: sdp.processors.DropIfRegexMatch
+      - _target_: nemo_skills.training.data_preparation_utils.filters.DropIfRegexMatch
         should_run: ${filters.remove_verification_code}
         text_key: ${output_key}
         regex_patterns: