diff --git a/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh b/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh
index b952fd1b35c..210bbbd3a26 100755
--- a/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh
+++ b/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ gem install bundler
 
 # PHP dependencies
 
-sudo apt-get install -y php5 php5-dev phpunit php-pear unzip zlib1g-dev
+sudo apt-get install -y php php-dev phpunit php-pear unzip zlib1g-dev
 curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
 sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer