diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index ea11dea..97fc2c2 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ phpmyadmin_php_packages:
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-cli'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-mysqlnd'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-gd'
-  - 'php{{ php_version }}-json'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-curl'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-mbstring'
   - 'php{{ php_version }}-readline'