diff --git a/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj b/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
index bce6899a86c..bd69b155788 100644
--- a/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@
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     <PackageReference Condition="'$(UseCecilPackage)' == 'true'" Include="Mono.Cecil" Version="$(MonoCecilVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" Publish="True" />
-    <ProjectReference Condition="'$(UseCecilPackage)' != 'true'" Include="../../external/cecil/Mono.Cecil.csproj" PrivateAssets="All">
-      <!-- https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/2280#issuecomment-392815466 -->
-      <SetTargetFramework>TargetFramework=netstandard2.0</SetTargetFramework>
-    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Condition="'$(UseCecilPackage)' != 'true'" Include="../../external/cecil/Mono.Cecil.csproj" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <ProjectReference Condition="('$(UseCecilPackage)' != 'true') And ('$(TargetFramework)' != 'net472')" Include="../../external/cecil/symbols/pdb/Mono.Cecil.Pdb.csproj" PrivateAssets="All" />
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