diff --git a/src/fsharp/SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.fs b/src/fsharp/SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.fs
index ef0fdf13c4b..8b47ad9bff7 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.fs
+++ b/src/fsharp/SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.fs
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ open System
 open System.IO
 open System.Reflection
 open Microsoft.Win32
-open FSharp.Compiler
 open FSharp.Compiler.ReferenceResolver
 open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.Internal.Library
 
-let internal SimulatedMSBuildResolver =
+let private SimulatedMSBuildResolver =
     let supportedFrameworks = [|
         "v4.7.2"
         "v4.7.1"
@@ -183,21 +182,7 @@ let internal SimulatedMSBuildResolver =
 
             results.ToArray() }
 
-let internal GetBestAvailableResolver() =
-#if !FX_RESHAPED_MSBUILD
-    let tryMSBuild v =
-        // Detect if MSBuild is on the machine, if so use the resolver from there
-        let mb = try Assembly.Load(sprintf "Microsoft.Build.Framework, Version=%s.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" v) |> Option.ofObj with _ -> None
-        let assembly = mb |> Option.bind (fun _ -> try Assembly.Load(sprintf "FSharp.Compiler.Service.MSBuild.v%s" v) |> Option.ofObj with _ -> None)
-        let ty = assembly |> Option.bind (fun a -> a.GetType("FSharp.Compiler.MSBuildReferenceResolver") |> Option.ofObj)
-        let obj = ty |> Option.bind (fun ty -> ty.InvokeMember("get_Resolver", BindingFlags.Static ||| BindingFlags.Public ||| BindingFlags.InvokeMethod ||| BindingFlags.NonPublic, null, null, [| |]) |> Option.ofObj)
-        let resolver = obj |> Option.bind (fun obj -> match obj with :? Resolver as r -> Some r | _ -> None)
-        resolver
-    match tryMSBuild "12" with
-    | Some r -> r
-    | None ->
-#endif
-    SimulatedMSBuildResolver
+let internal getResolver () = SimulatedMSBuildResolver
 
 
 #if INTERACTIVE
diff --git a/src/fsharp/fsi/fsi.fs b/src/fsharp/fsi/fsi.fs
index aa1a55f9492..02b26bf9af1 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/fsi/fsi.fs
+++ b/src/fsharp/fsi/fsi.fs
@@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ type FsiEvaluationSession (fsi: FsiEvaluationSessionHostConfig, argv:string[], i
 
     let legacyReferenceResolver = 
         match legacyReferenceResolver with 
-        | None -> SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.GetBestAvailableResolver()
+        | None -> SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.getResolver()
         | Some rr -> rr
 
     let tcConfigB = 
diff --git a/src/fsharp/service/service.fs b/src/fsharp/service/service.fs
index 3cecd6d1727..26fe8ff758d 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/service/service.fs
+++ b/src/fsharp/service/service.fs
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ type FSharpChecker(legacyReferenceResolver, projectCacheSize, keepAssemblyConten
         let legacyReferenceResolver = 
             match legacyReferenceResolver with
             | Some rr -> rr
-            | None -> SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.GetBestAvailableResolver()
+            | None -> SimulatedMSBuildReferenceResolver.getResolver()
 
         let keepAssemblyContents = defaultArg keepAssemblyContents false
         let keepAllBackgroundResolutions = defaultArg keepAllBackgroundResolutions true