diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index 2a9a4a7d..bb31f942 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
       '7.4',
       'linux'
     );
-    expect(linux).toContain('update_extension xdebug 2.9.2');
     expect(linux).toContain('sudo $debconf_fix apt-get install -y php7.4-pcov');
     expect(linux).toContain(
       'sudo $debconf_fix apt-get install -y php7.4-sqlite3'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 7e1d8674..8ae8d291 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -3706,14 +3706,6 @@ async function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version, pipe) {
                         ' ' +
                         version;
                 return;
-            // match 7.0xdebug..7.4xdebug
-            case /^7\.[0-4]xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
-                script +=
-                    '\nupdate_extension xdebug 2.9.2' +
-                        pipe +
-                        '\n' +
-                        (await utils.addLog('$tick', 'xdebug', 'Enabled', 'linux'));
-                return;
             // match sqlite
             case /^sqlite$/.test(extension):
                 extension = 'sqlite3';
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index 3ab6555b..41145bec 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -210,14 +210,6 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
           ' ' +
           version;
         return;
-      // match 7.0xdebug..7.4xdebug
-      case /^7\.[0-4]xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
-        script +=
-          '\nupdate_extension xdebug 2.9.2' +
-          pipe +
-          '\n' +
-          (await utils.addLog('$tick', 'xdebug', 'Enabled', 'linux'));
-        return;
       // match sqlite
       case /^sqlite$/.test(extension):
         extension = 'sqlite3';
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index b2cb91c0..f3a8e108 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -139,21 +139,6 @@ add_unstable_extension() {
   add_pecl_extension "$extension" "$pecl_version" "$prefix"
 }
 
-# Function to update extension
-update_extension() {
-  extension=$1
-  latest_version=$2
-  current_version=$(php -r "echo phpversion('$extension');")
-  final_version=$(printf "%s\n%s" "$current_version" "$latest_version" | sort | tail -n 1)
-  if [ "$final_version" != "$current_version"  ]; then
-    version_exists=$(apt-cache policy -- *"$extension" | grep "$final_version")
-    if [ -z "$version_exists" ]; then
-      update_lists
-    fi
-    $apt_install php"$version"-"$extension"
-  fi
-}
-
 # Function to configure composer
 configure_composer() {
   tool_path=$1