diff --git a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
index 9b8d6b84..84baa7aa 100644
--- a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
   it('checking addCoverage with PCOV on windows', async () => {
     let win32: string = await coverage.addCoverage('PCOV', '7.4', 'win32');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension pcov');
-    expect(win32).toContain('Remove-Extension xdebug');
+    expect(win32).toContain('Disable-Extension xdebug');
 
     win32 = await coverage.addCoverage('pcov', '7.0', 'win32');
     expect(win32).toContain('PHP 7.1 or newer is required');
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
   it('checking addCoverage with PCOV on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('pcov', '7.4', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension pcov');
-    expect(linux).toContain('remove_extension xdebug');
+    expect(linux).toContain('disable_extension xdebug');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with PCOV on darwin', async () => {
     const darwin: string = await coverage.addCoverage('pcov', '7.4', 'darwin');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension pcov');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('remove_extension xdebug');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('disable_extension xdebug');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on windows', async () => {
@@ -84,20 +84,20 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
 
   it('checking disableCoverage windows', async () => {
     const win32 = await coverage.addCoverage('none', '7.4', 'win32');
-    expect(win32).toContain('Remove-Extension xdebug');
-    expect(win32).toContain('Remove-Extension pcov');
+    expect(win32).toContain('Disable-Extension xdebug');
+    expect(win32).toContain('Disable-Extension pcov');
   });
 
   it('checking disableCoverage on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('none', '7.4', 'linux');
-    expect(linux).toContain('remove_extension xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('remove_extension pcov');
+    expect(linux).toContain('disable_extension xdebug');
+    expect(linux).toContain('disable_extension pcov');
   });
 
   it('checking disableCoverage on darwin', async () => {
     const darwin: string = await coverage.addCoverage('none', '7.4', 'darwin');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('remove_extension xdebug');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('remove_extension pcov');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('disable_extension xdebug');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('disable_extension pcov');
   });
 
   it('checking no or invalid coverage driver', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index 75ab8c58..2550e93d 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension xdebug');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension pcov');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension sqlite3');
-    expect(win32).toContain('Remove-Extension intl');
+    expect(win32).toContain('Disable-Extension intl');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Phalcon phalcon4');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Http');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Ioncube');
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     );
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension sqlite3');
-    expect(linux).toContain('remove_extension intl');
+    expect(linux).toContain('disable_extension intl');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_unstable_extension ast beta extension');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_pdo_extension mysql');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_pdo_extension odbc');
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension swoole extension');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension yaml extension');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_extension sqlite3');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('remove_extension intl');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('disable_extension intl');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_unstable_extension ast beta extension');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_pecl_extension grpc 1.2.3 extension');
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2d8ea9ee..6e5e5aec 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ async function addExtensionDarwin(extension_csv, version) {
         const ext_prefix = await utils.getExtensionPrefix(ext_name);
         switch (true) {
             case /^:/.test(ext_name):
-                remove_script += '\nremove_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
+                remove_script += '\ndisable_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
                 return;
             case /.+-.+\/.+@.+/.test(extension):
                 add_script += await utils.parseExtensionSource(extension, ext_prefix);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async function addExtensionWindows(extension_csv, version) {
         let matches;
         switch (true) {
             case /^:/.test(ext_name):
-                remove_script += '\nRemove-Extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
+                remove_script += '\nDisable-Extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
                 break;
             case /^(5\.[3-6]|7\.[0-4]|8\.0)blackfire(-\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/.test(version_extension):
             case /^pdo_oci$|^oci8$|^pdo_firebird$/.test(extension):
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ async function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version) {
         const ext_prefix = await utils.getExtensionPrefix(ext_name);
         switch (true) {
             case /^:/.test(ext_name):
-                remove_script += '\nremove_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
+                remove_script += '\ndisable_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
                 return;
             case /.+-.+\/.+@.+/.test(extension):
                 add_script += await utils.parseExtensionSource(extension, ext_prefix);
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index e5f80127..75f4a84e 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function addExtensionDarwin(
     switch (true) {
       // match :extension
       case /^:/.test(ext_name):
-        remove_script += '\nremove_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
+        remove_script += '\ndisable_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
         return;
       // match extensions for compiling from source
       case /.+-.+\/.+@.+/.test(extension):
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export async function addExtensionWindows(
     switch (true) {
       // Match :extension
       case /^:/.test(ext_name):
-        remove_script += '\nRemove-Extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
+        remove_script += '\nDisable-Extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
         break;
       // match 5.3blackfire...8.0blackfire
       // match 5.3blackfire-(semver)...8.0blackfire-(semver)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
     switch (true) {
       // Match :extension
       case /^:/.test(ext_name):
-        remove_script += '\nremove_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
+        remove_script += '\ndisable_extension ' + ext_name.slice(1);
         return;
       // match extensions for compiling from source
       case /.+-.+\/.+@.+/.test(extension):
diff --git a/src/scripts/common.sh b/src/scripts/common.sh
index 88c664ca..94b1eba8 100644
--- a/src/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/common.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ enable_extension() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to disable an extensions.
+disable_extension() {
+  extension=$1
+  if check_extension "$extension"; then
+    disable_extension_helper "$extension"
+    (! check_extension "$extension" && add_log "${tick:?}" ":$extension" "Disabled") ||
+      add_log "${cross:?}" ":$extension" "Could not disable $extension on PHP ${semver:?}"
+  else
+    add_log "${tick:?}" ":$extension" "Could not find $extension on PHP $semver"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to configure PHP
 configure_php() {
   (
@@ -186,8 +198,7 @@ add_pecl_extension() {
   if [ "$ext_version" = "$pecl_version" ]; then
     add_log "${tick:?}" "$extension" "Enabled"
   else
-    disable_extension "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    delete_extension "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    disable_extension_helper "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
     pecl_install "$extension-$pecl_version"
     add_extension_log "$extension-$pecl_version" "Installed and enabled"
   fi
diff --git a/src/scripts/darwin.sh b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
index e34a59ef..cf660734 100644
--- a/src/scripts/darwin.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
@@ -7,29 +7,11 @@ self_hosted_helper() {
   fi
 }
 
-# Function to delete extension.
-delete_extension() {
-  extension=$1
-  sudo rm -rf "${scan_dir:?}"/*"$extension"* "${ext_dir:?}"/"$extension".so >/dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-# Function to disable extension.
-disable_extension() {
+# Helper function to disable an extension.
+disable_extension_helper() {
   extension=$1
   sudo sed -Ei '' "/=(.*\/)?\"?$extension(.so)?$/d" "${ini_file:?}"
-}
-
-# Function to remove extensions.
-remove_extension() {
-  extension=$1
-  if check_extension "$extension"; then
-    disable_extension "$extension"
-    delete_extension "$extension"
-    (! check_extension "$extension" && add_log "${tick:?}" ":$extension" "Removed") ||
-      add_log "${cross:?}" ":$extension" "Could not remove $extension on PHP ${semver:?}"
-  else
-    add_log "${tick:?}" ":$extension" "Could not find $extension on PHP $semver"
-  fi
+  sudo rm -rf "$scan_dir"/*"$extension"*
 }
 
 # Function to fetch a brew tap.
@@ -217,7 +199,7 @@ setup_php() {
   semver=$(php_semver)
   extra_version=$(php_extra_version)
   if [ "${semver%.*}" != "$version" ]; then
-    add_log "$cross" "PHP" "Could not setup PHP $version"
+    add_log "${cross:?}" "PHP" "Could not setup PHP $version"
     exit 1
   fi
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/ext/http.sh b/src/scripts/ext/http.sh
index 35d25c5b..5cdaeff6 100644
--- a/src/scripts/ext/http.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/ext/http.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ add_http_version() {
   ext=$1
   enable_http
   if [ "x$(php -r "echo phpversion('http');")" != "x${ext##*-}" ]; then
-    remove_extension http >/dev/null
+    disable_extension_helper http >/dev/null
     add_http_helper pecl_http-"${ext##*-}" "$os"
     status="Installed and enabled"
   fi
diff --git a/src/scripts/ext/source.sh b/src/scripts/ext/source.sh
index ae950b1b..7128a0a1 100644
--- a/src/scripts/ext/source.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/ext/source.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ add_extension_from_source() {
   step_log "Setup $slug"
   (
     add_devtools phpize >/dev/null 2>&1
-    delete_extension "$extension"
+    disable_extension_helper "$extension"
     fetch_extension "$fetch"
     if ! [ "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.m4' -exec grep -H 'PHP_NEW_EXTENSION' {} \; | wc -l)" != "0" ]; then
       add_log "${cross:?}" "$source" "$source does not have a PHP extension"
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 48014043..cef7c135 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -19,37 +19,12 @@ install_packages() {
 }
 
 # Function to disable an extension.
-disable_extension() {
+disable_extension_helper() {
   extension=$1
-  sudo sed -Ei "/=(.*\/)?\"?$extension(.so)?$/d" "${ini_file[@]}"
-  sudo sed -Ei "/=(.*\/)?\"?$extension(.so)?$/d" "$pecl_file"
+  sudo sed -Ei "/=(.*\/)?\"?$extension(.so)?$/d" "${ini_file[@]}" "$pecl_file"
   sudo find "$ini_dir"/.. -name "*$extension.ini" -delete >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 }
 
-# Function to delete an extension.
-delete_extension() {
-  extension=$1
-  disable_extension "$extension"
-  sudo rm -rf "$ext_dir"/"$extension".so >/dev/null 2>&1
-  sudo sed -i "/Package: php$version-$extension/,/^$/d" /var/lib/dpkg/status
-}
-
-# Function to disable and delete extensions.
-remove_extension() {
-  extension=$1
-  if check_extension "$extension"; then
-    if [[ ! "$version" =~ ${old_versions:?} ]] && [ -e /etc/php/"$version"/mods-available/"$extension".ini ]; then
-      sudo phpdismod -v "$version" "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    fi
-    delete_extension "$extension"
-    (! check_extension "$extension" && add_log "${tick:?}" ":$extension" "Removed") ||
-      add_log "${cross:?}" ":$extension" "Could not remove $extension on PHP ${semver:?}"
-  else
-    delete_extension "$extension"
-    add_log "${tick:?}" ":$extension" "Could not find $extension on PHP $semver"
-  fi
-}
-
 # Function to add PDO extension.
 add_pdo_extension() {
   pdo_ext="pdo_$1"
@@ -59,7 +34,7 @@ add_pdo_extension() {
     ext=$1
     ext_name=$1
     if [ -e "$ext_dir"/pdo.so ]; then
-      disable_extension pdo
+      disable_extension_helper pdo
       echo "extension=pdo.so" | sudo tee "${ini_file[@]/php.ini/conf.d/10-pdo.ini}" >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
     if [ "$ext" = "mysql" ]; then
diff --git a/src/scripts/win32.ps1 b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
index c5c038a4..cbb7c45c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/win32.ps1
+++ b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ Function Add-Extension {
   }
 }
 
-# Function to remove PHP extensions.
-Function Remove-Extension() {
+# Function to disable an extension.
+Function Disable-Extension() {
   Param (
     [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)]
     [ValidateNotNull()]
@@ -226,12 +226,9 @@ Function Remove-Extension() {
   if(php -m | findstr -i $extension) {
     try {
       Disable-PhpExtension $extension $php_dir
-      if (Test-Path $ext_dir\php_$extension.dll) {
-        Remove-Item $ext_dir\php_$extension.dll
-      }
-      Add-Log $tick ":$extension" "Removed"
+      Add-Log $tick ":$extension" "Disabled"
     } catch {
-      Add-Log $cross ":$extension" "Could not remove $extension on PHP $($installed.FullVersion)"
+      Add-Log $cross ":$extension" "Could not disable $extension on PHP $($installed.FullVersion)"
     }
   } else {
     Add-Log $tick ":$extension" "Could not find $extension on PHP $($installed.FullVersion)"