diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index 4c259209..369c3170 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
       '7.4',
       'linux'
     );
-    expect(linux).toContain('update_extension xdebug 2.9.6');
     expect(linux).toContain(
       'add_extension_from_source xdebug xdebug/xdebug master --enable-xdebug zend_extension'
     );
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d11cf2a2..65491e2e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -3916,14 +3916,6 @@ async function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version, pipe) {
                 extension = 'xdebug';
                 command = command_prefix + version + '-' + extension + pipe;
                 break;
-            // match 7.1xdebug..7.4xdebug
-            case /^7\.[1-4]xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
-                add_script +=
-                    '\nupdate_extension xdebug 2.9.6' +
-                        pipe +
-                        '\n' +
-                        (await utils.addLog('$tick', 'xdebug', 'Enabled', 'linux'));
-                return;
             // match pdo extensions
             case /.*pdo[_-].*/.test(version_extension):
                 extension = extension
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index e694d994..37ad4bcf 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -367,14 +367,6 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
         extension = 'xdebug';
         command = command_prefix + version + '-' + extension + pipe;
         break;
-      // match 7.1xdebug..7.4xdebug
-      case /^7\.[1-4]xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
-        add_script +=
-          '\nupdate_extension xdebug 2.9.6' +
-          pipe +
-          '\n' +
-          (await utils.addLog('$tick', 'xdebug', 'Enabled', 'linux'));
-        return;
       // match pdo extensions
       case /.*pdo[_-].*/.test(version_extension):
         extension = extension
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 2f4770ef..bb52f434 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -208,21 +208,6 @@ 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 install extension from source
 add_extension_from_source() {
   extension=$1