diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 42f1217..f28d97d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-3.2.4 (unreleased)
+3.3.0 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
 Breaking changes:
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ Breaking changes:
 
 New features:
 
-- *add item here*
+- Do not depend on Products.Archetypes anymore.
+  If Archetypes is present it still registers the adapters.
+  [jensens]
 
 Bug fixes:
 
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/at.zcml b/plone/app/iterate/at.zcml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b938f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/at.zcml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<configure
+    xmlns="http://namespaces.zope.org/zope"
+    xmlns:five="http://namespaces.zope.org/five"
+    xmlns:zcml="http://namespaces.zope.org/zcml"
+    i18n_domain="plone">
+
+  <class class="Products.Archetypes.BaseObject.BaseObject">
+      <implements interface=".interfaces.IIterateAware" />
+  </class>
+
+  <adapter factory=".relation.CheckinCheckoutReferenceAdapter"/>
+  <adapter factory=".policy.CheckinCheckoutPolicyAdapter" />
+  <adapter factory=".copier.ContentCopier" />
+
+</configure>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/configure.zcml b/plone/app/iterate/configure.zcml
index 5b5f395..7d15fdc 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/configure.zcml
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/configure.zcml
@@ -65,15 +65,7 @@
       factory=".profiles.HiddenProfiles"
       />
 
-    <!-- Policy and behavior for basic objects -->
-  <class class="Products.Archetypes.BaseObject.BaseObject">
-      <implements interface=".interfaces.IIterateAware" />
-  </class>
-
-  <adapter factory=".policy.CheckinCheckoutPolicyAdapter" />
-  <adapter factory=".relation.CheckinCheckoutReferenceAdapter"/>
   <adapter factory=".archiver.ContentArchiver" />
-  <adapter factory=".copier.ContentCopier" />
 
   <!-- Checkout folder locators -->
   <adapter
@@ -104,5 +96,6 @@
     />
 
   <include package=".dexterity" zcml:condition="installed plone.app.relationfield" />
+  <include file="at.zcml" zcml:condition="installed Products.Archtypes" />
 
 </configure>
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/copier.py b/plone/app/iterate/copier.py
index 70e0fa3..ef6dc0b 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/copier.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/copier.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ##################################################################
 
 """
-$Id: copier.py 1824 2007-02-08 17:59:41Z hazmat $
+Archtypes specific copier, dexterity folder has its own!
 """
 
 from Acquisition import aq_base
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/copier.py b/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/copier.py
index 7e6c82b..19bec8a 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/copier.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/copier.py
@@ -16,15 +16,10 @@
 from zope.annotation.interfaces import IAnnotations
 from zope.event import notify
 from zope.interface import implementer
+from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 from zope.schema import getFieldsInOrder
 
 
-try:
-    from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
-except ImportError:
-    from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
-
-
 @implementer(interfaces.IObjectCopier)
 class ContentCopier(copier.ContentCopier):
 
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/relation.py b/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/relation.py
index fa3b054..8c2eca1 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/relation.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/relation.py
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
 from zope.annotation.interfaces import IAttributeAnnotatable
 from zope.component import getUtility
 from zope.interface import implementer
-
-
-try:
-    from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
-except ImportError:
-    from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
+from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 
 
 @implementer(IStagingRelationValue, IAttributeAnnotatable)
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/utils.py b/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/utils.py
index ad7bada..2ec7357 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/utils.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/dexterity/utils.py
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@
 from plone.app.iterate.dexterity import ITERATE_RELATION_NAME
 from zc.relation.interfaces import ICatalog
 from zope import component
-
-
-try:
-    from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
-except ImportError:
-    from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
+from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 
 
 def get_relations(context):
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/interfaces.py b/plone/app/iterate/interfaces.py
index 1656454..3262538 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/interfaces.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/interfaces.py
@@ -27,12 +27,23 @@
 from plone.app.iterate import PloneMessageFactory as _
 from plone.locking.interfaces import LockType
 from plone.locking.interfaces import MAX_TIMEOUT
-from Products.Archetypes.interfaces import IReference
 from zope import schema
 from zope.component.interfaces import IObjectEvent
 from zope.interface import Attribute
 from zope.interface import Interface
 
+import pkg_resources
+
+
+try:
+    pkg_resources.get_distribution('Products.Archetypes')
+except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+
+    class IReference(Interface):
+        pass
+else:
+    from Products.Archetypes.interfaces import IReference
+
 
 ################################
 #  Marker interface
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/policy.py b/plone/app/iterate/policy.py
index f7109f0..fc34ebd 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/policy.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/policy.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 ##################################################################
 """
-A Default Checkin Checkout Policy For Content
+Archetypes Checkin Checkout Policy For Content
 
 """
 
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/relation.py b/plone/app/iterate/relation.py
index bc96439..bcfa0b1 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/relation.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/relation.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 ##################################################################
 """
-$Id: relation.py 1392 2006-06-20 01:02:17Z hazmat $
+Archetypes speicifc implementation for relation handling
 """
 
 from interfaces import ICheckinCheckoutReference
diff --git a/plone/app/iterate/testing.py b/plone/app/iterate/testing.py
index cd0484b..0cefdbf 100644
--- a/plone/app/iterate/testing.py
+++ b/plone/app/iterate/testing.py
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
 from plone.app.testing.layers import IntegrationTesting
 from plone.testing import z2
 
+import pkg_resources
+
+
+try:
+    pkg_resources.get_distribution('Products.Archtypes')
+except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+    HAS_AT = False
+else:
+    HAS_AT = True
+
 
 ADMIN = {
     'id': 'admin',
@@ -42,14 +52,15 @@ class PloneAppIterateLayer(PloneSandboxLayer):
 
     def setUpZope(self, app, configurationContext):
         """Setup Zope with Addons."""
-        import Products.ATContentTypes
-        self.loadZCML(package=Products.ATContentTypes)
-        z2.installProduct(app, 'Products.ATContentTypes')
+        if HAS_AT:
+            import Products.ATContentTypes
+            self.loadZCML(package=Products.ATContentTypes)
+            z2.installProduct(app, 'Products.ATContentTypes')
 
-        z2.installProduct(app, 'Products.Archetypes')
-        z2.installProduct(app, 'Products.ATContentTypes')
-        z2.installProduct(app, 'plone.app.blob')
-        z2.installProduct(app, 'plone.app.collection')
+            z2.installProduct(app, 'Products.Archetypes')
+            z2.installProduct(app, 'Products.ATContentTypes')
+            z2.installProduct(app, 'plone.app.blob')
+            z2.installProduct(app, 'plone.app.collection')
 
         import plone.app.iterate
         self.loadZCML(package=plone.app.iterate)
@@ -59,8 +70,9 @@ def setUpPloneSite(self, portal):
         # restore default workflow
         applyProfile(portal, 'Products.CMFPlone:testfixture')
 
-        # add default content
-        applyProfile(portal, 'Products.ATContentTypes:content')
+        if HAS_AT:
+            # add default content
+            applyProfile(portal, 'Products.ATContentTypes:content')
 
         applyProfile(portal, 'plone.app.iterate:default')
         applyProfile(portal, 'plone.app.iterate:test')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fc8f810..7b27d68 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@
         'zope.lifecycleevent',
         'zope.schema',
         'zope.viewlet',
-        'Zope2',
     ],
     extras_require={
+        'archetypes': [
+            'Products.Archetypes',
+        ],
         'test': [
             'plone.app.testing',
             'plone.app.contenttypes',
-            'plone.app.robotframework'
+            'plone.app.robotframework',
+            'Products.Archetypes',
         ]
     },
     entry_points="""