diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/openephys.py b/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/openephys.py
index f421d285f5..739425b6c7 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/openephys.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/openephys.py
@@ -321,14 +321,12 @@ def __init__(
             if "NI-DAQmx" not in stream_name:
                 settings_file = node_structure["experiments"][exp_id]["settings_file"]
 
-                if Path(settings_file).is_file():
-                    probe = probeinterface.read_openephys(
-                        settings_file=settings_file, stream_name=oe_stream_name, raise_error=False
+                if Path(settings_file).is_file() and probeinterface.has_neuropixels_probes(
+                    settings_file, stream_name=oe_stream_name
+                ):
+                    probe = probeinterface.read_openephys_neuropixels(
+                        settings_file=settings_file, stream_name=oe_stream_name
                     )
-                else:
-                    probe = None
-
-                if probe is not None:
                     if probe.shank_ids is not None:
                         self.set_probe(probe, in_place=True, group_mode="by_shank")
                     else:
diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/spikegadgets.py b/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/spikegadgets.py
index 1f1f808ba8..95c3a6886b 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/spikegadgets.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/extractors/neoextractors/spikegadgets.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import packaging
-
-import packaging.version
 import probeinterface
 from spikeinterface.core.core_tools import define_function_from_class
 
@@ -56,11 +53,8 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self._kwargs.update(dict(file_path=str(Path(file_path).absolute()), stream_id=stream_id))
 
-        probegroup = None  # TODO remove once probeinterface is updated to 0.2.22 in the pyproject.toml
-        if packaging.version.parse(probeinterface.__version__) > packaging.version.parse("0.2.21"):
-            probegroup = probeinterface.read_spikegadgets(file_path, raise_error=False)
-
-        if probegroup is not None:
+        if probeinterface.has_spikegadgets_neuropixels_probes(file_path):
+            probegroup = probeinterface.read_spikegadgets_neuropixels(file_path)
             self.set_probegroup(probegroup, in_place=True)
 
     @classmethod