diff --git a/src/methods/scdesign3_nb/config.vsh.yaml b/src/methods/scdesign3_nb/config.vsh.yaml
index 965d7feb..20f265dd 100644
--- a/src/methods/scdesign3_nb/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/methods/scdesign3_nb/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ engines:
     image: openproblems/base_r:1
     setup:
       - type: r
-        github:
-          - SONGDONGYUAN1994/scDesign3
-        url:
-          - https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/reticulate/reticulate_1.40.0.tar.gz
+        bioc: scDesign3
 
 runners:
   - type: executable
diff --git a/src/methods/scdesign3_poisson/config.vsh.yaml b/src/methods/scdesign3_poisson/config.vsh.yaml
index 3b3ec99c..03a38001 100644
--- a/src/methods/scdesign3_poisson/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/methods/scdesign3_poisson/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -39,13 +39,8 @@ engines:
   - type: docker
     image: openproblems/base_r:1
     setup:
-      - type: apt
-        packages: [r-bioc-singlecellexperiment, git]
       - type: r
-        url:
-          - https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/reticulate/reticulate_1.40.0.tar.gz
-        github: 
-          - SONGDONGYUAN1994/scDesign3
+        bioc: [scDesign3, SingleCellExperiment]
 
 runners:
   - type: executable
diff --git a/src/metrics/ks_statistic_sc_features/config.vsh.yaml b/src/metrics/ks_statistic_sc_features/config.vsh.yaml
index 4b30b22b..c25e2354 100644
--- a/src/metrics/ks_statistic_sc_features/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/metrics/ks_statistic_sc_features/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ engines:
           - xuranw/MuSiC
           - YingMa0107/CARD
           - SydneyBioX/scFeatures
-        url:
-          - https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/reticulate/reticulate_1.40.0.tar.gz
 
 runners:
   - type: executable
diff --git a/src/process_datasets/sc_features/config.vsh.yaml b/src/process_datasets/sc_features/config.vsh.yaml
index 036d63b7..d5d7e9b6 100644
--- a/src/process_datasets/sc_features/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/process_datasets/sc_features/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ engines:
       - type: r
         github:
         - SydneyBioX/scFeatures
-        url:
-          - https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/reticulate/reticulate_1.40.0.tar.gz
 
 runners:
   - type: executable