diff --git a/src/build/buildTask.ts b/src/build/buildTask.ts
index 693aee054..afdfd16bb 100644
--- a/src/build/buildTask.ts
+++ b/src/build/buildTask.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import * as idfConf from "../idfConfiguration";
 import {
   appendIdfAndToolsToPath,
-  compareVersion,
   getEspIdfFromCMake,
   getSDKConfigFilePath,
   isBinInPath,
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ export class BuildTask {
     if (!cmakeCacheExists) {
       const espIdfVersion = await getEspIdfFromCMake(this.idfPathDir);
       let defaultCompilerArgs;
-      const useEqualSign = compareVersion(espIdfVersion, "4.4") >= 0;
       if (espIdfVersion === "x.x") {
         Logger.warn(
           "Could not determine ESP-IDF version. Using default compiler arguments for the latest known version."
@@ -129,12 +127,6 @@ export class BuildTask {
           "-DPYTHON_DEPS_CHECKED=1",
           "-DESP_PLATFORM=1",
         ];
-      } else if (useEqualSign) {
-        defaultCompilerArgs = [
-          "-G=Ninja",
-          "-DPYTHON_DEPS_CHECKED=1",
-          "-DESP_PLATFORM=1",
-        ];
       } else {
         defaultCompilerArgs = [
           "-G",
@@ -153,19 +145,11 @@ export class BuildTask {
       }
       let buildPathArgsIndex = compilerArgs.indexOf("-B");
       if (buildPathArgsIndex !== -1) {
-        compilerArgs.splice(buildPathArgsIndex, useEqualSign ? 1 : 2);
-      }
-      if (useEqualSign) {
-        compilerArgs.push(`-B=${this.buildDirPath}`);
-      } else {
-        compilerArgs.push("-B", this.buildDirPath);
+        compilerArgs.splice(buildPathArgsIndex, 2);
       }
+      compilerArgs.push("-B", this.buildDirPath);
       if (compilerArgs.indexOf("-S") === -1) {
-        if (useEqualSign) {
-          compilerArgs.push(`-S=${this.currentWorkspace.fsPath}`);
-        } else {
-          compilerArgs.push("-S", this.currentWorkspace.fsPath);
-        }
+        compilerArgs.push("-S", this.currentWorkspace.fsPath);
       }
 
       const sdkconfigFile = await getSDKConfigFilePath(this.currentWorkspace);
@@ -261,7 +245,9 @@ export class BuildTask {
       this.currentWorkspace
     ) as string;
 
-    const adapterTargetName = await getIdfTargetFromSdkconfig(this.currentWorkspace);
+    const adapterTargetName = await getIdfTargetFromSdkconfig(
+      this.currentWorkspace
+    );
     const showTaskOutput =
       notificationMode === idfConf.NotificationMode.All ||
       notificationMode === idfConf.NotificationMode.Output
diff --git a/src/espIdf/reconfigure/task.ts b/src/espIdf/reconfigure/task.ts
index f10c2a428..bc54b9ab5 100644
--- a/src/espIdf/reconfigure/task.ts
+++ b/src/espIdf/reconfigure/task.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
   workspace,
 } from "vscode";
 import { NotificationMode, readParameter } from "../../idfConfiguration";
-import { appendIdfAndToolsToPath, compareVersion, getEspIdfFromCMake, getSDKConfigFilePath } from "../../utils";
+import { appendIdfAndToolsToPath, getSDKConfigFilePath } from "../../utils";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { TaskManager } from "../../taskManager";
 import { getVirtualEnvPythonPath } from "../../pythonManager";
@@ -65,18 +65,12 @@ export class IdfReconfigureTask {
 
     const idfPy = join(this.idfPathDir, "tools", "idf.py");
     const reconfigureArgs = [idfPy];
-    const espIdfVersion = await getEspIdfFromCMake(this.idfPathDir);
-    const useEqualSign = compareVersion(espIdfVersion, "4.4") >= 0;
 
     let buildPathArgsIndex = reconfigureArgs.indexOf("-B");
     if (buildPathArgsIndex !== -1) {
-      reconfigureArgs.splice(buildPathArgsIndex, useEqualSign ? 1 : 2);
-    }
-    if (useEqualSign) {
-      reconfigureArgs.push(`-B=${this.buildDirPath}`);
-    } else {
-      reconfigureArgs.push("-B", this.buildDirPath);
+      reconfigureArgs.splice(buildPathArgsIndex, 2);
     }
+    reconfigureArgs.push("-B", this.buildDirPath);
 
     const sdkconfigFile = await getSDKConfigFilePath(this.curWorkspace);
     if (reconfigureArgs.indexOf("SDKCONFIG") === -1) {