diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu/default.nix
index 2e8294d0345b..8a94ed44f098 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu/default.nix
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ buildPecl {
 
   buildInputs = [ pcre2 ];
   doCheck = true;
-  checkTarget = "test";
-  checkFlagsArray = [
-    "REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1"
-    "NO_INTERACTION=1"
-  ];
   makeFlags = [ "phpincludedir=$(dev)/include" ];
   outputs = [
     "out"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/xdebug/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/xdebug/default.nix
index 83e6950b0fe7..84ac38f6c4b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/xdebug/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/xdebug/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ buildPecl {
   };
 
   doCheck = true;
-  checkTarget = "test";
 
   zendExtension = true;