diff --git a/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml
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index a69890b3..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml
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@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-name: Compatibility verification between PyMoDAQ and plugins
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 0'  # Runs at midnight UTC every Sunday
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  check-compatibility:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        pymodaq-version: ["4.4.x", "5.0.x_dev"]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11' 
-      
-      - name: Install Qt required packages
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-cursor0 libxcb-randr0 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xfixes0 x11-utils libgl1 libegl1
-          export QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1
-
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install hatch pyqt5
-
-      - name: Checkout pymodaq_utils
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
-      - name: Install pymodaq_utils
-        run: |
-          pip install . -e      
-
-      - name: Checkout PyMoDAQ
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: 'PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ'
-          ref: ${{ matrix.pymodaq-version }}  
-          path: PyMoDAQ    
-      
-      - name: Install PyMoDAQ
-        run: |
-          cd PyMoDAQ
-          git fetch --prune --unshallow
-          git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
-          pip install . -e
-         
-      - name: Switch back to pymodaq_utils
-        run: cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-
-      - name: Run script
-        run: |
-          python compatibility/checker.py
-
-      - name: Upload reports if failed
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: failure-reports-${{ pymodaq-version }}
-          path: reports
-
-      - name: Show pip list
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          pip list
diff --git a/compatibility/checker.py b/compatibility/checker.py
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index 7d9a93bf..00000000
--- a/compatibility/checker.py
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-import chardet
-import logging
-import ast
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-import subprocess
-import importlib
-
-
-from pymodaq_plugin_manager.utils import get_pymodaq_version
-from pymodaq_plugin_manager.validate import get_plugins, get_pypi_pymodaq, get_package_metadata, get_pypi_plugins
-
-REPORT_FOLDER = Path("./reports/")
-
-def _detect_encoding(filename):
-    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
-        raw = f.read()
-        return chardet.detect(raw)['encoding']
-
-class PyMoDAQPlugin:
-    def __init__(self, name, version):
-        self._name = name
-        self._version = version
-        self._install_result = None
-
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        return self._name
-    
-    @property
-    def version(self):
-        return self._version
-    
-    def _get_location(self):
-        return importlib.util.find_spec(self._name).submodule_search_locations[0]
-
-    def install(self) -> bool:
-        #print(f'Trying to install {self._name}=={self._version}')
-        command = [sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', f'{self._name}=={self._version}']
-        self._install_result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True)
-        return self._install_result.returncode == 0
-
-    def _save_report(self, name, stream):
-        with open(REPORT_FOLDER / name, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(stream)
-
-    def save_install_report(self):
-        self._save_report(f'install_report_{self._name}_{self._version}.txt', self._install_result.stdout)
-    
-    def save_import_report(self):
-        self._save_report(f'import_report_{self._name}_{self._version}.txt', '\n'.join(self._failed_imports + [''])) 
-
-    def all_imports_valid(self) -> bool:
-        self._failed_imports = []
-        install_path = self._get_location()
-
-        for filename in Path(install_path).glob('**/*.py'):
-            with open(filename, 'r', encoding=_detect_encoding(filename)) as f:
-                tree = ast.parse(f.read(), filename=filename)
-                for node in tree.body:
-                    try:
-                        if (isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and 'pymodaq' in node.module) \
-                        or (isinstance(node, ast.Import) and any('pymodaq' in name.name for name in node.names)):
-                            for name in node.names:
-                                try:
-                                    if isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom):
-                                        import_code = f'from {node.module} import {name.name}'
-                                        getattr(importlib.import_module(node.module), name.name)                            
-                                    elif isinstance(node, ast.Import):
-                                        import_code = f'import {name.name}'
-                                        if name.asname:
-                                            import_code += f' as {name.asname}'
-                                        importlib.import_module(node.module)
-                                
-                                except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-                                    self._failed_imports.append(f'"{import_code}" in {filename} ({node.lineno})') 
-                                except Exception as e:
-                                    print(f'Unknown: {e}')
-                    except TypeError as te:
-                        pass
-        
-        return len(self._failed_imports) == 0
-
-
-
-def main():
-    code = 0
-    REPORT_FOLDER.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    plugin_list = get_pypi_plugins()
-    
-    for p in plugin_list:
-        plugin = PyMoDAQPlugin(p['plugin-name'], p['version'])
-        if plugin.install():
-            if not plugin.all_imports_valid():
-                plugin.save_import_report()
-                code = 1
-        else:
-            plugin.save_install_report()
-            code = 1
-    sys.exit(code)
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()