diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/production-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/production-deploy.yml
index edfdd75e..ddfe613c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/production-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/production-deploy.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           apt-get update
           
           # Install PHP 8.5 (matches composer.json requirement ^8.5 and Dockerfiles)
+          # Note: pcntl and sodium are built-in in PHP 8.5, no separate packages needed
           apt-get install -y \
             php8.5 \
             php8.5-cli \
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
             php8.5-zip \
             php8.5-gd \
             php8.5-intl \
-            php8.5-sodium \
             php8.5-bcmath \
             php8.5-redis \
             composer
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/security-scan.yml b/.gitea/workflows/security-scan.yml
index 4ecfc8ee..e6e0ce81 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/security-scan.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/security-scan.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           apt-get update
           
           # Install PHP 8.5 (matches composer.json requirement ^8.5 and Dockerfiles)
+          # Note: pcntl and sodium are built-in in PHP 8.5, no separate packages needed
           apt-get install -y \
             php8.5 \
             php8.5-cli \
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ jobs:
             php8.5-xml \
             php8.5-mbstring \
             php8.5-zip \
-            php8.5-pcntl \
             php8.5-pdo \
             php8.5-pdo-sqlite \
             php8.5-bcmath \
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ jobs:
             php8.5-gd \
             php8.5-exif \
             php8.5-iconv \
-            php8.5-sodium \
             composer
 
       - name: Validate composer.json and composer.lock