diff --git a/src/setup/installPyReqs.ts b/src/setup/installPyReqs.ts
index 3921cef7d..1e714a1fe 100644
--- a/src/setup/installPyReqs.ts
+++ b/src/setup/installPyReqs.ts
@@ -100,21 +100,6 @@ export async function installPyReqs(
   return;
 }
 
-export async function installExtensionPyReqs(
-  idfToolsDir: string,
-  pythonBinPath: string,
-  espIdfPath: string
-) {
-  const logTracker = new PyReqLog(sendPyReqLog);
-  await pythonManager.installExtensionPyReqs(
-    pythonBinPath,
-    espIdfPath,
-    idfToolsDir,
-    logTracker,
-    OutputChannel.init()
-  );
-}
-
 export function sendPyReqLog(log: string) {
   SetupPanel.postMessage({
     command: "updatePyReqsLog",
diff --git a/src/setup/setupValidation/espIdfSetup.ts b/src/setup/setupValidation/espIdfSetup.ts
index 386e91d20..a9a1a08fa 100644
--- a/src/setup/setupValidation/espIdfSetup.ts
+++ b/src/setup/setupValidation/espIdfSetup.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { IdfToolsManager } from "../../idfToolsManager";
 import { saveSettings } from "../setupInit";
 import { pathExists } from "fs-extra";
 import { Logger } from "../../logger/logger";
-import { installExtensionPyReqs } from "../installPyReqs";
 import { checkPyVenv } from "./pythonEnv";
 import { ConfigurationTarget, Uri } from "vscode";
 
@@ -42,11 +41,6 @@ export async function useIdfSetupSettings(
   const exportedVars = await idfToolsManager.exportVars(
     join(setupConf.toolsPath, "tools")
   );
-  await installExtensionPyReqs(
-    setupConf.toolsPath,
-    setupConf.python,
-    setupConf.idfPath
-  );
   await saveSettings(
     setupConf.idfPath,
     setupConf.python,