diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/install-linux-php.sh b/.circleci/scripts/install-linux-php.sh
index 501bc3a71..863668f29 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/install-linux-php.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/install-linux-php.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ sudo apt-get update -qq
 
 sudo apt update
 
-sudo apt install php-cli unzip
+sudo apt install php-all-dev
+php -v
+
 sudo apt install composer
 
 git clone https://github.com/antlr/antlr-php-runtime.git runtime/PHP
+composer install -d runtime/PHP
 
 mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
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diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/run-tests-php.sh b/.circleci/scripts/run-tests-php.sh
index 0c00f0e12..67a87aa7c 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/run-tests-php.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/run-tests-php.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 php -v
 
-composer install -d runtime/PHP
-
 php_path=$(which php)
 pushd runtime-testsuite
   echo "running maven tests..."