diff --git a/docs/source/developer_guide/dependencies.rst b/docs/source/developer_guide/dependencies.rst
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 Informative warnings or error messages for missing soft dependencies should be raised,
 in a situation where a user would need them. This is handled through our
 ``_check_soft_dependencies`` `utility
-<https://github.com/sktime/skpro/blob/main/skpro/testing/utils/validation/_dependencies.py>`_.
+<https://github.com/sktime/skbase/blob/main/skbase/utils/dependencies/_dependencies.py>`_.
 
 There are specific conventions to add such warnings in ``BaseObject``-s.
 To add ``BaseObject`` with a soft dependency, ensure the following: