diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts
index 9d6e9c4739afa..a468c400719d0 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { IHeaders, IRequestContext, IRequestOptions } from 'vs/base/parts/request/common/request';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
-import { getFallbackTargetPlarforms, getTargetPlatform, IExtensionGalleryService, IExtensionIdentifier, IExtensionInfo, IGalleryExtension, IGalleryExtensionAsset, IGalleryExtensionAssets, IGalleryExtensionVersion, InstallOperation, IQueryOptions, IExtensionsControlManifest, isNotWebExtensionInWebTargetPlatform, isTargetPlatformCompatible, ITranslation, SortBy, SortOrder, StatisticType, toTargetPlatform, WEB_EXTENSION_TAG, IExtensionQueryOptions, IDeprecationInfo, ISearchPrefferedResults } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
+import { getTargetPlatform, IExtensionGalleryService, IExtensionIdentifier, IExtensionInfo, IGalleryExtension, IGalleryExtensionAsset, IGalleryExtensionAssets, IGalleryExtensionVersion, InstallOperation, IQueryOptions, IExtensionsControlManifest, isNotWebExtensionInWebTargetPlatform, isTargetPlatformCompatible, ITranslation, SortBy, SortOrder, StatisticType, toTargetPlatform, WEB_EXTENSION_TAG, IExtensionQueryOptions, IDeprecationInfo, ISearchPrefferedResults } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { adoptToGalleryExtensionId, areSameExtensions, getGalleryExtensionId, getGalleryExtensionTelemetryData } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementUtil';
 import { IExtensionManifest, TargetPlatform } from 'vs/platform/extensions/common/extensions';
 import { isEngineValid } from 'vs/platform/extensions/common/extensionValidator';
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ function getAllTargetPlatforms(rawGalleryExtension: IRawGalleryExtension): Targe
 
 export function sortExtensionVersions(versions: IRawGalleryExtensionVersion[], preferredTargetPlatform: TargetPlatform): IRawGalleryExtensionVersion[] {
 	/* It is expected that versions from Marketplace are sorted by version. So we are just sorting by preferred targetPlatform */
-	const fallbackTargetPlatforms = getFallbackTargetPlarforms(preferredTargetPlatform);
 	for (let index = 0; index < versions.length; index++) {
 		const version = versions[index];
 		if (version.version === versions[index - 1]?.version) {
@@ -481,10 +480,6 @@ export function sortExtensionVersions(versions: IRawGalleryExtensionVersion[], p
 			if (versionTargetPlatform === preferredTargetPlatform) {
 				while (insertionIndex > 0 && versions[insertionIndex - 1].version === version.version) { insertionIndex--; }
 			}
-			/* put it after version with preferred targetPlatform or at the beginning */
-			else if (fallbackTargetPlatforms.includes(versionTargetPlatform)) {
-				while (insertionIndex > 0 && versions[insertionIndex - 1].version === version.version && getTargetPlatformForExtensionVersion(versions[insertionIndex - 1]) !== preferredTargetPlatform) { insertionIndex--; }
-			}
 			if (insertionIndex !== index) {
 				versions.splice(index, 1);
 				versions.splice(insertionIndex, 0, version);
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
index 1f7b68ac9477f..ba729ddf9a55a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
@@ -141,17 +141,7 @@ export function isTargetPlatformCompatible(extensionTargetPlatform: TargetPlatfo
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	// Fallback
-	const fallbackTargetPlatforms = getFallbackTargetPlarforms(productTargetPlatform);
-	return fallbackTargetPlatforms.includes(extensionTargetPlatform);
-}
-
-export function getFallbackTargetPlarforms(targetPlatform: TargetPlatform): TargetPlatform[] {
-	switch (targetPlatform) {
-		case TargetPlatform.WIN32_X64: return [];
-		case TargetPlatform.WIN32_ARM64: return [];
-	}
-	return [];
+	return false;
 }
 
 export interface IGalleryExtensionProperties {