diff --git a/build/lib/extensions.js b/build/lib/extensions.js
index e1493242aa..c28ae3f7f0 100644
--- a/build/lib/extensions.js
+++ b/build/lib/extensions.js
@@ -266,9 +266,12 @@ const sqlBuiltInExtensions = [
     'big-data-cluster',
     'dacpac',
     'schema-compare',
-    'resource-deployment',
     'cms'
 ];
+// make resource deployment extension only available in insiders
+if (process.env['VSCODE_QUALITY'] === 'stable') {
+    sqlBuiltInExtensions.push('resource-deployment');
+}
 const builtInExtensions = require('../builtInExtensions.json');
 /**
  * We're doing way too much stuff at once, with webpack et al. So much stuff
diff --git a/build/lib/extensions.ts b/build/lib/extensions.ts
index 38ec0ba413..017c995040 100644
--- a/build/lib/extensions.ts
+++ b/build/lib/extensions.ts
@@ -312,9 +312,15 @@ const sqlBuiltInExtensions = [
 	'big-data-cluster',
 	'dacpac',
 	'schema-compare',
-	'resource-deployment',
 	'cms'
 ];
+
+// make resource deployment extension only available in insiders
+if (process.env['VSCODE_QUALITY'] === 'stable') {
+	sqlBuiltInExtensions.push('resource-deployment');
+}
+
+
 // {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} - End
 
 interface IBuiltInExtension {