diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a02401..3310f1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - Changed PHP 5.2 and PHP 5.3 base images to Debian stretch
 - Removed photoncms binaries (their GitHub organization went private)
 - Removed `mongodb` extension from PHP 5.3 due to build errors
+- Removed `ioncube` extension for PHP 5.2, PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4 (arm64 only supported from PHP 5.5 onwards)
 
 
 ## Release 0.134
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.2 b/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.2
index 8b405de..b045dc7 100644
--- a/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.2
+++ b/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.2
@@ -61,23 +61,6 @@ RUN set -eux \
 			echo "ffi.enable = 1" >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-ffi.ini; \
 		fi
 
-# -------------------- Installing PHP Extension: ioncube --------------------
-RUN set -eux \
-	# Installation: Generic
-	# Type:         Custom extension
-	&& EXTENSION_DIR="$( php -i | grep ^extension_dir | awk -F '=>' '{print $2}' | xargs )" \
-&& if [ ! -d "${EXTENSION_DIR}" ]; then mkdir -p "${EXTENSION_DIR}"; fi \
-&& curl https://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_HOST_GNU_CPU | sed 's/_/-/g').tar.gz -L -o ioncube.tar.gz \
-&& tar xvfz ioncube.tar.gz \
-&& cd ioncube \
-&& cp "ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so" "${EXTENSION_DIR}/ioncube.so" \
-&& cd ../ \
-&& rm -rf ioncube \
-&& rm -rf ioncube.tar.gz \
- \
-	&& true
-
-
 # -------------------- Installing PHP Extension: amqp --------------------
 RUN set -eux \
 	# Installation: Version specific
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.3 b/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.3
index c1cd219..1a05e88 100644
--- a/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.3
+++ b/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.3
@@ -66,23 +66,6 @@ RUN set -eux \
 			echo "ffi.enable = 1" >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-ffi.ini; \
 		fi
 
-# -------------------- Installing PHP Extension: ioncube --------------------
-RUN set -eux \
-	# Installation: Generic
-	# Type:         Custom extension
-	&& EXTENSION_DIR="$( php -i | grep ^extension_dir | awk -F '=>' '{print $2}' | xargs )" \
-&& if [ ! -d "${EXTENSION_DIR}" ]; then mkdir -p "${EXTENSION_DIR}"; fi \
-&& curl https://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_HOST_GNU_CPU | sed 's/_/-/g').tar.gz -L -o ioncube.tar.gz \
-&& tar xvfz ioncube.tar.gz \
-&& cd ioncube \
-&& cp "ioncube_loader_lin_5.3.so" "${EXTENSION_DIR}/ioncube.so" \
-&& cd ../ \
-&& rm -rf ioncube \
-&& rm -rf ioncube.tar.gz \
- \
-	&& true
-
-
 # -------------------- Installing PHP Extension: amqp --------------------
 RUN set -eux \
 	# Installation: Version specific
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.4 b/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.4
index 9643cbc..d491808 100644
--- a/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.4
+++ b/Dockerfiles/mods/Dockerfile-5.4
@@ -65,23 +65,6 @@ RUN set -eux \
 			echo "ffi.enable = 1" >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-ffi.ini; \
 		fi
 
-# -------------------- Installing PHP Extension: ioncube --------------------
-RUN set -eux \
-	# Installation: Generic
-	# Type:         Custom extension
-	&& EXTENSION_DIR="$( php -i | grep ^extension_dir | awk -F '=>' '{print $2}' | xargs )" \
-&& if [ ! -d "${EXTENSION_DIR}" ]; then mkdir -p "${EXTENSION_DIR}"; fi \
-&& curl https://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_HOST_GNU_CPU | sed 's/_/-/g').tar.gz -L -o ioncube.tar.gz \
-&& tar xvfz ioncube.tar.gz \
-&& cd ioncube \
-&& cp "ioncube_loader_lin_5.4.so" "${EXTENSION_DIR}/ioncube.so" \
-&& cd ../ \
-&& rm -rf ioncube \
-&& rm -rf ioncube.tar.gz \
- \
-	&& true
-
-
 # -------------------- Installing PHP Extension: amqp --------------------
 RUN set -eux \
 	# Installation: Version specific
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7df87a..9d50be1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -659,17 +659,17 @@ Check out this table to see which Docker image provides what PHP modules.
   <tr>
    <th>5.2</th>
    <td id="52-base">ctype, curl, date, dom, filter, hash, iconv, json, libxml, mbstring, mysql, mysqli, openssl, pcre, PDO, pdo_mysql, pdo_sqlite, posix, readline, Reflection, session, SimpleXML, soap, SPL, SQLite, standard, tokenizer, xml, xmlreader, xmlwriter, zlib</td>
-   <td id="52-mods">amqp, bcmath, bz2, calendar, ctype, curl, date, dba, dom, enchant, exif, fileinfo, filter, ftp, gd, gettext, hash, iconv, igbinary, imap, interbase, intl, ioncube, json, ldap, libxml, mbstring, mcrypt, memcache, memcached, mongo, msgpack, mysql, mysqli, OAuth, openssl, pcntl, pcre, PDO, pdo_dblib, PDO_Firebird, pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, Phar, posix, pspell, readline, recode, redis, Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, snmp, soap, sockets, SPL, SQLite, standard, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, tokenizer, uploadprogress, wddx, xdebug, xml, xmlreader, xmlrpc, xmlwriter, xsl, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib</td>
+   <td id="52-mods">amqp, bcmath, bz2, calendar, ctype, curl, date, dba, dom, enchant, exif, fileinfo, filter, ftp, gd, gettext, hash, iconv, igbinary, imap, interbase, intl, json, ldap, libxml, mbstring, mcrypt, memcache, memcached, mongo, msgpack, mysql, mysqli, OAuth, openssl, pcntl, pcre, PDO, pdo_dblib, PDO_Firebird, pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, Phar, posix, pspell, readline, recode, redis, Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, snmp, soap, sockets, SPL, SQLite, standard, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, tokenizer, uploadprogress, wddx, xdebug, xml, xmlreader, xmlrpc, xmlwriter, xsl, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <th>5.3</th>
    <td id="53-base">Core, ctype, curl, date, dom, ereg, fileinfo, filter, hash, iconv, json, libxml, mysql, mysqlnd, openssl, pcre, PDO, pdo_sqlite, Phar, posix, readline, recode, Reflection, session, SimpleXML, SPL, SQLite, sqlite3, standard, tokenizer, xml, xmlreader, xmlwriter, zlib</td>
-   <td id="53-mods">amqp, apc, apcu, bcmath, bz2, calendar, Core, ctype, curl, date, dba, dom, enchant, ereg, exif, fileinfo, filter, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, hash, iconv, igbinary, imap, interbase, intl, ioncube, json, ldap, libxml, mbstring, mcrypt, memcache, memcached, mongo, msgpack, mysql, mysqli, mysqlnd, OAuth, oci8, openssl, pcntl, pcre, PDO, pdo_dblib, PDO_Firebird, pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, phalcon, Phar, posix, pspell, rdkafka, readline, recode, redis, Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, snmp, soap, sockets, SPL, SQLite, sqlite3, standard, swoole, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, tokenizer, uploadprogress, uuid, wddx, xdebug, xml, xmlreader, xmlrpc, xmlwriter, xsl, yaml, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib</td>
+   <td id="53-mods">amqp, apc, apcu, bcmath, bz2, calendar, Core, ctype, curl, date, dba, dom, enchant, ereg, exif, fileinfo, filter, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, hash, iconv, igbinary, imap, interbase, intl, json, ldap, libxml, mbstring, mcrypt, memcache, memcached, mongo, msgpack, mysql, mysqli, mysqlnd, OAuth, oci8, openssl, pcntl, pcre, PDO, pdo_dblib, PDO_Firebird, pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, phalcon, Phar, posix, pspell, rdkafka, readline, recode, redis, Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, snmp, soap, sockets, SPL, SQLite, sqlite3, standard, swoole, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, tokenizer, uploadprogress, uuid, wddx, xdebug, xml, xmlreader, xmlrpc, xmlwriter, xsl, yaml, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <th>5.4</th>
    <td id="54-base">Core, ctype, curl, date, dom, ereg, fileinfo, filter, hash, iconv, json, libxml, mysqlnd, openssl, pcre, PDO, pdo_sqlite, Phar, posix, readline, recode, Reflection, session, SimpleXML, SPL, sqlite3, standard, tokenizer, xml, xmlreader, xmlwriter, zlib</td>
-   <td id="54-mods">amqp, apc, apcu, bcmath, bz2, calendar, Core, ctype, curl, date, dba, dom, enchant, ereg, exif, fileinfo, filter, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, hash, iconv, igbinary, imap, interbase, intl, ioncube, json, ldap, libxml, mbstring, mcrypt, memcache, memcached, mongo, mongodb, msgpack, mysql, mysqli, mysqlnd, OAuth, oci8, openssl, pcntl, pcre, PDO, pdo_dblib, PDO_Firebird, pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, phalcon, Phar, posix, pspell, psr, rdkafka, readline, recode, redis, Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, snmp, soap, sockets, SPL, sqlite3, standard, swoole, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, tokenizer, uploadprogress, uuid, wddx, xdebug, xml, xmlreader, xmlrpc, xmlwriter, xsl, yaml, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib</td>
+   <td id="54-mods">amqp, apc, apcu, bcmath, bz2, calendar, Core, ctype, curl, date, dba, dom, enchant, ereg, exif, fileinfo, filter, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, hash, iconv, igbinary, imap, interbase, intl, json, ldap, libxml, mbstring, mcrypt, memcache, memcached, mongo, mongodb, msgpack, mysql, mysqli, mysqlnd, OAuth, oci8, openssl, pcntl, pcre, PDO, pdo_dblib, PDO_Firebird, pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, phalcon, Phar, posix, pspell, psr, rdkafka, readline, recode, redis, Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, snmp, soap, sockets, SPL, sqlite3, standard, swoole, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, tokenizer, uploadprogress, uuid, wddx, xdebug, xml, xmlreader, xmlrpc, xmlwriter, xsl, yaml, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <th>5.5</th>
diff --git a/build/ansible/group_vars/all/mods.yml b/build/ansible/group_vars/all/mods.yml
index c83fd81..8c66beb 100644
--- a/build/ansible/group_vars/all/mods.yml
+++ b/build/ansible/group_vars/all/mods.yml
@@ -444,7 +444,9 @@ extensions_available:
       build_dep: [libicu-dev]
       run_dep: [libicu67]
   ioncube:
-    disabled: [8.0, 8.1, 8.2]
+    # ioncube on amd64 is only available from 4.1 up to 7.4
+    # ioncube on arm64 is only available from 5.5 up to 7.4
+    disabled: [5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2]
     all:
       type: custom
       command: |