diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6549aefb50989cb2d57c442119b2028b1b5a3a84..dcc62d268218242f60ce6bd8dbbffd91c820b5dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ This job **disabled by default** and runs [Ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/) o
 | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
 | `ruff-enabled` / `RUFF_ENABLED` | Set to `true` to enable ruff job                  | _none_ (disabled) |
 | `ruff-args` / `RUFF_ARGS` | Additional [Ruff Linter CLI options](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/configuration/#full-command-line-interface)     | _none_           |
-| `ruff-ext-exclude` / `RUFF_EXT_EXCLUDE` | Define [extend-exclude](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/settings/#extend-exclude) files                             | _.venv,.cache_   |
 | `py-ruff-job-tags` / `PY_RUFF_JOB_TAGS` | Tags to be used for selecting runners for the job | `[]`            |
 
 :warning: Ruff can replace isort, Bandit, Pylint and much more. [More info](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/blob/main/docs/faq.md#which-tools-does-ruff-replace).
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 5cbcf8f5dad02b7326364dc34afe6d07e50da0ce..5484d7ccadc566a40c7aba8d8cc65135a47c8ec3 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -373,11 +373,6 @@
           "description": "Additional [Ruff Linter CLI options](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/configuration/#full-command-line-interface)",
           "advanced": true
         },
-        {
-          "name": "RUFF_EXT_EXCLUDE",
-          "description": "Define [extend-exclude](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/settings/#extend-exclude) files",
-          "advanced": true
-        },
         {
           "name": "PY_RUFF_JOB_TAGS",
           "description": "Tags to be used for selecting runners for the job",