diff --git a/src/Polly.Specs/Polly.Specs.csproj b/src/Polly.Specs/Polly.Specs.csproj
index 409d8cd075a..d7d053f971e 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Specs/Polly.Specs.csproj
+++ b/src/Polly.Specs/Polly.Specs.csproj
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
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-  <ItemGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == '.NETFramework'">
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) != '.NETFramework'">
     <CollectCoverage>true</CollectCoverage>
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