diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index 10bfe325b73..3423e86e8f3 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ function prepareDebPackage(arch) {
 
 		const postinst = gulp.src('resources/linux/debian/postinst.template', { base: '.' })
 			.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.applicationName))
-			.pipe(replace('@@ARCHITECTURE@@', debArch))
-			.pipe(replace('@@QUALITY@@', product.quality || '@@QUALITY@@'))
-			.pipe(replace('@@UPDATEURL@@', product.updateUrl || '@@UPDATEURL@@'))
-			.pipe(replace('@@REPOSITORY_NAME@@', arch === 'x64' ? 'vscode' : 'code'))
-			.pipe(replace('@@SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES@@', arch === 'x64' ? 'amd64' : 'amd64,arm64,armhf'))
 			.pipe(rename('DEBIAN/postinst'));
 
 		const all = es.merge(control, postinst, postrm, prerm, desktops, appdata, workspaceMime, icon, bash_completion, zsh_completion, code);
diff --git a/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template b/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template
index ef1b7d56810..c440312f331 100755
--- a/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template
+++ b/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template
@@ -66,13 +66,16 @@ NdCFTW7wY0Fb1fWJ+/KTsC4=
 	if [ ! -f $CODE_SOURCE_PART ]; then
 		# Write source list if it does not exist
 		WRITE_SOURCE=1
-	elif grep -q "# disabled on upgrade to" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list; then
+	elif grep -Eq "http:\/\/packages\.microsoft\.com\/repos\/vscode" $CODE_SOURCE_PART; then
+		# Migrate from old repository
+		WRITE_SOURCE=1
+	elif grep -q "# disabled on upgrade to" $CODE_SOURCE_PART; then
 		# Write source list if it was disabled by OS upgrade
 		WRITE_SOURCE=1
 	fi
 	if [ "$WRITE_SOURCE" -eq "1" ]; then
 		echo "### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
 # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
-deb [arch=@@SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES@@] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/@@REPOSITORY_NAME@@ stable main" > $CODE_SOURCE_PART
+deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" > $CODE_SOURCE_PART
 	fi
 fi