diff --git a/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.lock b/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.lock
index ea70fe0f49..a3f7615a66 100644
--- a/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.lock
+++ b/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.lock
@@ -4,11 +4,3 @@ version = 1
 [[package]]
 name = "dojo"
 version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
-dependencies = [
- "dojo_plugin",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "dojo_plugin"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
-source = "git+https://github.com/dojoengine/dojo?rev=f15def33#f15def330c0d099e79351d11c197f63e8cc1ff36"
diff --git a/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.toml b/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.toml
index a84a42da22..d0e0718a42 100644
--- a/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.toml
+++ b/crates/dojo-core/Scarb.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ name = "dojo"
 version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
 
 [dependencies]
-dojo_plugin = { git = "https://github.com/dojoengine/dojo", rev = "f15def33" }
 starknet = "=2.7.0"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/crates/dojo-world/src/metadata.rs b/crates/dojo-world/src/metadata.rs
index 9a8e3d3b69..ad7459dcd3 100644
--- a/crates/dojo-world/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/crates/dojo-world/src/metadata.rs
@@ -73,14 +73,22 @@ pub fn dojo_metadata_from_package(package: &Package, ws: &Workspace<'_>) -> Resu
     }
 
     // If not dojo dependent, we should skip metadata gathering.
-    if !package
-        .manifest
-        .summary
-        .dependencies
-        .iter()
-        .any(|dep| dep.name.as_str() == "dojo" || dep.name.as_str() == "dojo_plugin")
-    {
-        return Ok(DojoMetadata::default());
+    if !package.manifest.summary.dependencies.iter().any(|dep| dep.name.as_str() == "dojo") {
+        // Some tests (like dojo-core) may depend on dojo, but there is no dojo dependency in the
+        // manifest. In case the profile config file exists, we extract the default
+        // namespace from it.
+        if let Ok(profile_config) = ProfileConfig::new(
+            &Utf8PathBuf::from(package.manifest_path().parent().unwrap()),
+            ws.current_profile()?,
+        ) {
+            let metadata =
+                DojoMetadata { namespace: profile_config.namespace, ..Default::default() };
+
+            return Ok(metadata);
+        } else {
+            tracing::trace!(target: LOG_TARGET, package = ?package.manifest_path(), "No dojo dependency or profile config file found, skipping metadata collection.");
+            return Ok(DojoMetadata::default());
+        }
     }
 
     let profile_config = ProfileConfig::new(
diff --git a/examples/spawn-and-move/Scarb.lock b/examples/spawn-and-move/Scarb.lock
index 8bcf917cfe..38cedc596a 100644
--- a/examples/spawn-and-move/Scarb.lock
+++ b/examples/spawn-and-move/Scarb.lock
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "dojo"
 version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
-dependencies = [
- "dojo_plugin",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dojo_examples"
@@ -30,8 +27,3 @@ dependencies = [
  "bestiary",
  "dojo",
 ]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "dojo_plugin"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.4"
-source = "git+https://github.com/dojoengine/dojo?rev=f15def33#f15def330c0d099e79351d11c197f63e8cc1ff36"