diff --git a/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup b/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
index 5c8c911258..966fb9fbb8 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
+++ b/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ else
 	fi
 fi
 
-/bin/chmod 0644 /usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini
-/usr/bin/sort -u -o /usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini /usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini
-
 # Set upload directory
 if [ "$PLATFORM" = "nanobsd" ]; then
 	UPLOADTMPDIR=$(/usr/local/sbin/read_global_var upload_path "/root")
diff --git a/src/usr/local/sbin/pfSense-upgrade b/src/usr/local/sbin/pfSense-upgrade
index dc88ae8e8c..0fb0588a45 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/sbin/pfSense-upgrade
+++ b/src/usr/local/sbin/pfSense-upgrade
@@ -506,10 +506,6 @@ pkg_upgrade() {
 			delete_annotation=""
 		fi
 
-		# XXX: workaround for #5300
-		sort -u ${chroot_dir}/usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini > /tmp/extensions.ini
-		mv /tmp/extensions.ini ${chroot_dir}/usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini
-
 		pkg ${pkg_chroot} annotate -q -M ${kernel_pkg} next_stage 3
 		next_stage=3