diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index a9fbed62..399d7916 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 6.2.25 (unreleased)
 -------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Do not use eea.api.taxonomy because it is deprecated.
+  [cekk]
 
 
 6.2.24 (2024-11-26)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9bedaf60..ce376ee6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         "redturtle.bandi",
         "z3c.unconfigure",
         "plone.restapi",
-        "eea.api.taxonomy",
+        "collective.taxonomy>=3.1",
         "openpyxl",
         "collective.volto.enhancedlinks",
     ],
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/configure.zcml b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/configure.zcml
index 715b8049..8c7b867b 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/configure.zcml
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/configure.zcml
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@
       directory="profiles/fix_syndication"
       />
 
+  <genericsetup:registerProfile
+      name="remove_eea_api_taxonomy"
+      title="Uninstall eea.api.taxonomy"
+      description=""
+      provides="Products.GenericSetup.interfaces.EXTENSION"
+      directory="profiles/remove_eea_api_taxonomy"
+      />
   <utility
       factory=".setuphandlers.HiddenProfiles"
       name="design.plone.contenttypes-hiddenprofiles"
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/overrides.zcml b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/overrides.zcml
index ffeb130d..e68a8259 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/overrides.zcml
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/overrides.zcml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
              Products.ZCatalog.interfaces.IZCatalog"
         name="SearchableText"
         />
+
   </unconfigure>
 
 </configure>
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/configure.zcml b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/configure.zcml
index 09da7b3f..8258e0e8 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/configure.zcml
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/configure.zcml
@@ -6,13 +6,4 @@
 
   <include package="collective.monkeypatcher" />
 
-  <monkey:patch
-      original="__call__"
-      replacement=".patches.eea_api_taxonomy_taxonomy_call"
-      class="collective.taxonomy.utility.Taxonomy"
-      description="Patch Taxonomy class caller"
-      order="2000"
-      preserveOriginal="true"
-      />
-
 </configure>
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/patches.py b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/patches.py
index beec5fcd..40a96afc 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/patches.py
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/patches/patches.py
@@ -1,11 +1 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from collective.taxonomy.vocabulary import Vocabulary
-
-
-def eea_api_taxonomy_taxonomy_call(self, context):
-    if not self.data:
-        return Vocabulary(self.name, {}, {}, {}, 2)
-
-    request = getattr(context, "REQUEST", None)
-    language = self.getCurrentLanguage(request)
-    return self.makeVocabulary(language)
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/default/metadata.xml b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/default/metadata.xml
index ac3691e3..58edf1c4 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/default/metadata.xml
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/default/metadata.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <metadata>
-  <version>7308</version>
+  <version>7309</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>profile-redturtle.bandi:default</dependency>
     <dependency>profile-collective.venue:default</dependency>
     <dependency>profile-redturtle.volto:default</dependency>
-    <dependency>profile-eea.api.taxonomy:default</dependency>
     <dependency>profile-collective.z3cform.datagridfield:default</dependency>
     <dependency>profile-design.plone.contenttypes:taxonomy</dependency>
     <dependency>profile-collective.volto.enhancedlinks:default</dependency>
+    <dependency>profile-collective.taxonomy:default</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </metadata>
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/remove_eea_api_taxonomy/browserlayer.xml b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/remove_eea_api_taxonomy/browserlayer.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab11dda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/profiles/remove_eea_api_taxonomy/browserlayer.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<layers>
+  <layer name="eea.api.taxonomy" remove="true" />
+</layers>
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/testing.py b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/testing.py
index 55166081..eaaff1ad 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/testing.py
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/testing.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import collective.volto.enhancedlinks
 import collective.z3cform.datagridfield
 import design.plone.contenttypes
-import eea.api.taxonomy
 import kitconcept.seo
 import plone.app.caching
 import plone.formwidget.geolocation
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ def setUpZope(self, app, configurationContext):
         )
         self.loadZCML(package=redturtle.bandi)
         self.loadZCML(package=kitconcept.seo)
-        self.loadZCML(package=eea.api.taxonomy)
         self.loadZCML(package=collective.taxonomy)
         self.loadZCML(package=collective.z3cform.datagridfield)
 
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ def setUpZope(self, app, configurationContext):
         self.loadZCML(package=collective.volto.enhancedlinks)
         self.loadZCML(package=design.plone.contenttypes, context=configurationContext)
         self.loadZCML(package=plone.formwidget.geolocation)
-        self.loadZCML(package=eea.api.taxonomy)
         self.loadZCML(package=collective.taxonomy)
         self.loadZCML(package=collective.z3cform.datagridfield)
         xmlconfig.file(
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/configure.zcml b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/configure.zcml
index 05268fd6..7f46fce5 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/configure.zcml
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/configure.zcml
@@ -912,4 +912,11 @@
       destination="7308"
       handler=".to_730x.to_7308"
       />
+  <genericsetup:upgradeStep
+      title="Uninstall eea.api.taxonomy"
+      profile="design.plone.contenttypes:default"
+      source="7308"
+      destination="7309"
+      handler=".to_730x.to_7309"
+      />
 </configure>
diff --git a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/to_730x.py b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/to_730x.py
index ed67eefb..492b273c 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/to_730x.py
+++ b/src/design/plone/contenttypes/upgrades/to_730x.py
@@ -158,3 +158,11 @@ def to_7308(context):
         if i % 15 == 0:
             logger.info("Progress: {}/{}".format(i, tot))
         brain.getObject().reindexObject(idxs=["effectivestart"])
+
+
+def to_7309(context):
+    ps = api.portal.get_tool(name="portal_setup")
+    ps.runAllImportStepsFromProfile(
+        "profile-design.plone.contenttypes:remove_eea_api_taxonomy"
+    )
+    ps.unsetLastVersionForProfile("eea.api.taxonomy:default")
diff --git a/test-6.0.x.cfg b/test-6.0.x.cfg
index e7455034..ea2094c9 100644
--- a/test-6.0.x.cfg
+++ b/test-6.0.x.cfg
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ extends =
     base.cfg
 
 [versions]
+collective.taxonomy = 3.1.5