diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad27e12..da943f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     description='OpenID Connect Provider (OP) library in Python.',
     install_requires=[
         'oic >= 1.2.1',
-        'pynacl',
         'pymongo'
     ]
 )
diff --git a/src/pyop/provider.py b/src/pyop/provider.py
index 656fa28..e69140c 100644
--- a/src/pyop/provider.py
+++ b/src/pyop/provider.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 from urllib.parse import parse_qsl
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-import nacl.hash
-from nacl.encoding import URLSafeBase64Encoder
 from jwkest import jws
 from oic import rndstr
 from oic.exception import MessageException
@@ -23,6 +21,7 @@
 from oic.oic.message import RefreshAccessTokenRequest
 from oic.oic.message import RegistrationRequest
 from oic.oic.message import RegistrationResponse
+from oic.extension.provider import Provider as OICProviderExtensions
 
 from .message import AuthorizationRequest
 from .message import AccessTokenRequest
@@ -330,23 +329,6 @@ def handle_token_request(self, request_body,  # type: str
         raise InvalidTokenRequest('grant_type \'{}\' unknown'.format(token_request['grant_type']), token_request,
                                   oauth_error='unsupported_grant_type')
 
-    def _compute_code_challenge(self, 
-                                code_verifier # type: str
-                                ):
-        # type: (...) -> str
-        """
-        Given a code verifier compute the code_challenge. This code_challenge is computed as defined (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7636#section-4.2):
-
-            code_challenge = BASE64URL-ENCODE(SHA256(ASCII(code_verifier))).
-
-        This shows that the SHA256 of the ascii encoded code_verifier is URLSafe base64 encoded. We have adjusted the encoding to the ISO_8859_1 encoding,
-        conform to the AppAuth SDK for Android and IOS. Moreover, we remove the base64 padding (=).
-
-        :param code_verifier: the code verifier to transform to the Code Challenge
-        """
-        verifier_hash = nacl.hash.sha256(code_verifier.encode('ISO_8859_1'), encoder=URLSafeBase64Encoder)
-        return verifier_hash.decode().replace('=', '')
-
     def _PKCE_verify(self, 
                      token_request, # type: AccessTokenRequest
                      authentication_request # type: AuthorizationRequest
@@ -368,12 +350,10 @@ def _PKCE_verify(self,
             raise InvalidTokenRequest("A code_challenge and code_verifier have been supplied" 
                                       "but missing code_challenge_method in authentication_request", token_request)
 
-        code_challenge_method = authentication_request['code_challenge_method']
-        if code_challenge_method == 'plain':
-            return authentication_request['code_challenge'] == token_request['code_verifier']
-
-        code_challenge = self._compute_code_challenge(token_request['code_verifier'])
-        return code_challenge == authentication_request['code_challenge']
+        # OIC Provider extension returns either a boolean or Response object containing an error. To support 
+        # stricter typing guidelines, return if True. Error handling support should be in encapsulating function.
+        return OICProviderExtensions.verify_code_challenge(token_request['code_verifier'], 
+                                                           authentication_request['code_challenge'], authentication_request['code_challenge_method']) == True
 
     def _verify_code_exchange_req(self, 
                                   token_request, # type: AccessTokenRequest
diff --git a/tests/pyop/test_provider.py b/tests/pyop/test_provider.py
index da82699..9c20fa0 100644
--- a/tests/pyop/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/pyop/test_provider.py
@@ -333,20 +333,6 @@ def test_pkce_code_exchange_request(self):
         assert_id_token_base_claims(response['id_token'], self.provider.signing_key, self.provider,
                                     self.authn_request_args)
 
-    @patch('time.time', MOCK_TIME)
-    def test_pkce_code_exchange_request_plaintext(self):
-        self.authorization_code_exchange_request_args['code'] = self.create_authz_code(
-            {
-                "code_challenge": "SoOEDN-mZKNhw7Mc52VXxyiqTvFB3mod36MwPru253c",
-                "code_challenge_method": "plain"
-            }
-        )
-        self.authorization_code_exchange_request_args['code_verifier'] = "SoOEDN-mZKNhw7Mc52VXxyiqTvFB3mod36MwPru253c"
-        response = self.provider._do_code_exchange(self.authorization_code_exchange_request_args, None)
-        assert response['access_token'] in self.provider.authz_state.access_tokens
-        assert_id_token_base_claims(response['id_token'], self.provider.signing_key, self.provider,
-                                    self.authn_request_args)
-
     @patch('time.time', MOCK_TIME)
     def test_code_exchange_request_with_claims_requested_in_id_token(self):
         claims_req = {'claims': ClaimsRequest(id_token=Claims(email=None))}