diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
index 8827f62d..31ad06ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Interactive debugging
         if: ${{ always() && inputs.debug_interactive }}
-        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug@v2
+        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug-vscode@v3
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/build_windows.sh x86_64 ${{ inputs.python_version }} ${{ matrix.distribution }}
 
       - name: Interactive debugging
-        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug@v2
+        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug-vscode@v3
         if: ${{ always() && inputs.debug_interactive }}
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/build_macos.sh universal2 ${{ inputs.python_version }} ${{ matrix.distribution }}
 
       - name: Interactive debugging
-        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug@v2
+        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug-vscode@v3
         if: ${{ always() && inputs.debug_interactive }}
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Interactive debugging
         if: ${{ always() && inputs.debug_interactive }}
-        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug@v2
+        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug-vscode@v3
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Interactive debugging
         if: ${{ always() && inputs.debug_interactive }}
-        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug@v2
+        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug-vscode@v3
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Interactive debugging
         if: ${{ always() && inputs.debug_interactive }}
-        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug@v2
+        uses: fawazahmed0/action-debug-vscode@v3
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/scripts/build_linux_zig.sh b/scripts/build_linux_zig.sh
index 88b6ef11..761d446e 100755
--- a/scripts/build_linux_zig.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_linux_zig.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ case "$ARCH" in
   riscv64)
     sudo apt -y install libc6-riscv64-cross
     sudo ln -s /usr/riscv64-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1 /lib/ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1
-    # workaround since the Zig compiler always targets ld-linux-riscv64-lp64.so.1
-    sudo ln -s /usr/riscv64-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1 /lib/ld-linux-riscv64-lp64.so.1
     ;;
   s390x)
     sudo apt -y install libc6-s390x-cross
@@ -55,9 +53,6 @@ case "$ARCH" in
     ;;
 esac
 sudo pip install https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/archive/2baae24.zip ninja cmake==3.28.4 --break-system-packages
-if [[ "${ARCH}" == "riscv64" ]]; then
-  sudo pip install patchelf==0.15.0.0 --break-system-packages
-fi
 
 export ZIG_FLAGS=""
 export CFLAGS="-Wno-date-time -fno-sanitize=undefined -I${DEPSDIR}/include"
diff --git a/scripts/qemu_riscv64_interpreter b/scripts/qemu_riscv64_interpreter
index 6c2ebfeb..55ab9fe9 100755
--- a/scripts/qemu_riscv64_interpreter
+++ b/scripts/qemu_riscv64_interpreter
@@ -1,28 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # this interpreter shim is used by cmake to run platform
 # detection programs
-
-has_lp64d=$(readelf -a $1 | grep "Requesting program interpreter" | grep ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1)
-if [[ "${has_lp64d}" == "" ]]; then
-    patchelf --set-interpreter /lib/ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1 $1
-fi
-
-has_lp64=$(readelf -d $1 | grep ld-linux-riscv64-lp64.so.1)
-if [[ "${has_lp64}" != "" ]]; then
-    patchelf --replace-needed ld-linux-riscv64-lp64.so.1 ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1 $1
-fi
-
-has_libpython=$(readelf -d $1 | grep libpython3)
-if [[ "${has_libpython}" != "" ]]; then
-    # this is the main python interpreter - patch libpython in its sibling directory
-    full_path=$(realpath $1)
-    prefix_dir=$(dirname $(dirname ${full_path}))
-    libpython=${prefix_dir}/lib/libpython${PORTABLE_PYTHON_PY_VER}.so
-
-    libpython_has_lp64=$(readelf -d ${libpython} | grep ld-linux-riscv64-lp64.so.1)
-    if [[ "${libpython_has_lp64}" != "" ]]; then
-        patchelf --replace-needed ld-linux-riscv64-lp64.so.1 ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1 ${libpython}
-    fi
-fi
-
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/riscv64-linux-gnu/lib qemu-riscv64-static "$@"
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