diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 4941558849..5275d9970c 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       <PackageReference Include="NuGet.DependencyResolver.Core" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
       <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Frameworks" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
       <PackageReference Include="NuGet.LibraryModel" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
-      <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Packaging.Core" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
       <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Packaging" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
       <PackageReference Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
       <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Protocol" ExcludeAssets="all" PrivateAssets="all" />
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index ee9fe8fafb..ea5f54c561 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
         <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.DependencyResolver.Core" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
         <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Frameworks" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
         <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.LibraryModel" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
-        <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Packaging.Core" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
         <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Packaging" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
         <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
         <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Protocol" Version="$(NuGetPackageVersion)" />
diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/OmniSharp.MSBuild.csproj b/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/OmniSharp.MSBuild.csproj
index 3581e6dbad..a309b0e3eb 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/OmniSharp.MSBuild.csproj
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/OmniSharp.MSBuild.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Packaging.Core" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Versioning" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow" />