diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/PublishIntegrationTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/PublishIntegrationTest.cs
index 6089d6f378..6b80b97be6 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/PublishIntegrationTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/PublishIntegrationTest.cs
@@ -74,14 +74,28 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.IntegrationTests
             Assert.FileCountEquals(result, 0, Path.Combine(PublishOutputPath, "Views"), "*.cshtml");
         }
 
-        [Fact]
+        [Fact] // This will use the old precompilation tool, RazorSDK shouldn't get involved.
         [InitializeTestProject("SimpleMvc")]
-        public async Task Publish_WithMvcRazorCompileOnPublish_PublishesAssembly()
+        public async Task Publish_WithMvcRazorCompileOnPublish_Noops()
         {
             var result = await DotnetMSBuild("Publish", "/p:MvcRazorCompileOnPublish=true");
 
             Assert.BuildPassed(result);
 
+            Assert.FileExists(result, PublishOutputPath, "SimpleMvc.dll");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, PublishOutputPath, "SimpleMvc.pdb");
+            Assert.FileDoesNotExist(result, PublishOutputPath, "SimpleMvc.PrecompiledViews.dll");
+            Assert.FileDoesNotExist(result, PublishOutputPath, "SimpleMvc.PrecompiledViews.pdb");
+        }
+
+        [Fact] // This is an override to force the new toolset
+        [InitializeTestProject("SimpleMvc")]
+        public async Task Publish_WithMvcRazorCompileOnPublish_AndRazorSDK_PublishesAssembly()
+        {
+            var result = await DotnetMSBuild("Publish", "/p:MvcRazorCompileOnPublish=true /p:ResolvedRazorCompileToolset=RazorSDK");
+
+            Assert.BuildPassed(result);
+
             Assert.FileDoesNotExist(result, OutputPath, "SimpleMvc.PrecompiledViews.dll");
             Assert.FileDoesNotExist(result, OutputPath, "SimpleMvc.PrecompiledViews.pdb");
 
diff --git a/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj b/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj
index 82ba010fe7..ee3aa0f554 100644
--- a/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
-
-    <!-- Workaround until we get a new SDK build -->
-    <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Test Placeholder -->
diff --git a/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj b/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj
index 18338f29d2..13f82dd665 100644
--- a/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
 
-    <!-- Workaround until we get a new SDK build -->
-    <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
+    <!-- This is needed without a reference to the Web SDK. See: #1986 -->
+    <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Test Placeholder -->
diff --git a/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj b/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj
index 11dac1b1da..91bf7e583a 100644
--- a/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
-
-    <!-- Workaround until we get a new SDK build -->
-    <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Test Placeholder -->
diff --git a/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj b/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj
index 11dac1b1da..91bf7e583a 100644
--- a/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
-
-    <!-- Workaround until we get a new SDK build -->
-    <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Test Placeholder -->