diff --git a/repmgr--4.2--4.3.sql b/repmgr--4.2--4.3.sql
index 96a09196..eebab6ba 100644
--- a/repmgr--4.2--4.3.sql
+++ b/repmgr--4.2--4.3.sql
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 -- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via CREATE EXTENSION
-\echo Use "CREATE EXTENSION repmgr" to load this file. \quit
+\echo Use "ALTER EXTENSION repmgr UPDATE" to load this file. \quit
 
-CREATE FUNCTION set_upstream_last_seen()
-  RETURNS VOID
-  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'set_upstream_last_seen'
-  LANGUAGE C STRICT;
+-- This script is intentionally empty and exists to skip the CREATE FUNCTION
+-- commands contained in the 4.2--4.3 and 4.3--4.4 extension upgrade scripts,
+-- which reference C functions which no longer exist in 5.3 and later.
+--
+-- These functions will be explicitly created in the 5.2--5.3 extension
+-- upgrade step with the correct C function references.
 
-CREATE FUNCTION get_upstream_last_seen()
-  RETURNS INT
-  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'get_upstream_last_seen'
-  LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-
-CREATE FUNCTION get_wal_receiver_pid()
-  RETURNS INT
-  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'get_wal_receiver_pid'
-  LANGUAGE C STRICT;
diff --git a/repmgr--4.3--4.4.sql b/repmgr--4.3--4.4.sql
index 4b4b8f97..5acf7272 100644
--- a/repmgr--4.3--4.4.sql
+++ b/repmgr--4.3--4.4.sql
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 -- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via CREATE EXTENSION
-\echo Use "CREATE EXTENSION repmgr" to load this file. \quit
+\echo Use "ALTER EXTENSION repmgr UPDATE" to load this file. \quit
 
-DROP FUNCTION set_upstream_last_seen();
-
-CREATE FUNCTION set_upstream_last_seen(INT)
-  RETURNS VOID
-  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'set_upstream_last_seen'
-  LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-
-CREATE FUNCTION get_upstream_node_id()
-  RETURNS INT
-  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'get_upstream_node_id'
-  LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-
-CREATE FUNCTION set_upstream_node_id(INT)
-  RETURNS VOID
-  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'set_upstream_node_id'
-  LANGUAGE C STRICT;
+-- This script is intentionally empty and exists to skip the CREATE FUNCTION
+-- commands contained in the 4.3--4.4 extension upgrade script, which reference
+-- C functions which no longer exist in 5.3 and later.
+--
+-- These functions will be explicitly created in the 5.2--5.3 extension
+-- upgrade step with the correct C function references.