From 18a230737a3ebf02b44db2c24a14399f41eadc4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Brandenburg <rybrande@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:15:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove Newtonsoft.Json (#10630)

---
 .../Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj            | 1 -
 .../RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp.csproj.in                     | 1 -
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in     | 1 -
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in        | 1 -
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in        | 1 -
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in            | 1 -
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in            | 4 ----
 .../content/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs            | 3 +--
 .../content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs                 | 6 ++----
 .../content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs                    | 6 ++----
 .../content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs                    | 2 +-
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs   | 3 +--
 .../Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs   | 2 +-
 .../Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in       | 1 -
 .../Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates.csproj        | 1 -
 .../Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in         | 1 -
 .../Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in    | 1 -
 .../content/Angular-CSharp/Startup.cs                       | 3 +--
 .../content/React-CSharp/Startup.cs                         | 3 +--
 .../content/ReactRedux-CSharp/Startup.cs                    | 3 +--
 20 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj
index c138d59d9f..d32b7e75d4 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Identity\EntityFrameworkCore\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj" />
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Identity\UI\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI.csproj" />
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Middleware\Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj" />
-    <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Mvc\Mvc.NewtonsoftJson\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson.csproj" />
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Mvc\Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 9b6510bf6f..5218e835bd 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' != 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 1b8a5103ff..3e14a0a1e0 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' != 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index c6fbbb7bf0..563b2c2927 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' != 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
index 40c54ea3be..4192478d05 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcRazorRuntimeCompilationPackageVersion}" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
index bc72c6f34f..e146f8753d 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AzureAD.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationAzureADUIPackageVersion}" Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AzureADB2C.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationAzureADB2CUIPackageVersion}" Condition="'$(IndividualB2CAuth)' == 'True'" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
index ad52e94ac5..36af1dc9f5 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -12,8 +12,4 @@
     <Compile Include="Program.fs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
index 828c349c43..ff517870d6 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorComponentsWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ namespace RazorComponentsWeb_CSharp
                     .RequireAuthenticatedUser()
                     .Build();
                 options.Filters.Add(new AuthorizeFilter(policy));
-            })
-            .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            });
 
 #endif
             services.AddRazorPages();
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
index 0b58b5b6b0..ea58c1f885 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
                     .RequireAuthenticatedUser()
                     .Build();
                 options.Filters.Add(new AuthorizeFilter(policy));
-            })
-            .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            });
 #else
-            services.AddRazorPages()
-                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            services.AddRazorPages();
 #endif
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
index e546c74fc2..0638b76cab 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
                     .RequireAuthenticatedUser()
                     .Build();
                 options.Filters.Add(new AuthorizeFilter(policy));
-            })
-            .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            });
 #else
-            services.AddControllersWithViews()
-                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            services.AddControllersWithViews();
 #endif
             services.AddRazorPages();
         }
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs
index 91d078759a..607ec13b55 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Startup private () =
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
     member this.ConfigureServices(services: IServiceCollection) =
         // Add framework services.
-        services.AddControllersWithViews().AddNewtonsoftJson().AddRazorRuntimeCompilation() |> ignore
+        services.AddControllersWithViews().AddRazorRuntimeCompilation() |> ignore
         services.AddRazorPages() |> ignore
 
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs
index 55f0049079..aeee9aa54b 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
             services.AddAuthentication(AzureADB2CDefaults.BearerAuthenticationScheme)
                 .AddAzureADB2CBearer(options => Configuration.Bind("AzureAdB2C", options));
 #endif
-            services.AddControllers()
-                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            services.AddControllers();
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs
index 3df5e59353..d1611219ff 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Startup private () =
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
     member this.ConfigureServices(services: IServiceCollection) =
         // Add framework services.
-        services.AddControllers().AddNewtonsoftJson() |> ignore
+        services.AddControllers() |> ignore
 
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
     member this.Configure(app: IApplicationBuilder, env: IWebHostEnvironment) =
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
index 082a437cb8..bd29440fcf 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreSpaServicesExtensionsPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreApiAuthorizationIdentityServerPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates.csproj b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates.csproj
index ff584492e7..5929c7cf68 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates.csproj
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- These projects product packages that the templates depend on. See GenerateContent.targets -->
-    <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Mvc\Mvc.NewtonsoftJson\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson.csproj" />
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Middleware\SpaServices.Extensions\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions.csproj" />
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Identity\ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer.csproj" />
     <PackageVersionVariableReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Identity\EntityFrameworkCore\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
index 5b930ebba1..dc4897f498 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreSpaServicesExtensionsPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreApiAuthorizationIdentityServerPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
index eee417f529..71a0a80686 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreSpaServicesExtensionsPackageVersion}" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/Startup.cs
index c00c010cb7..b5d6e749b9 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/Angular-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
             services.AddAuthentication()
                 .AddIdentityServerJwt();
 #endif
-            services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false)
-                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false);
 
             // In production, the Angular files will be served from this directory
             services.AddSpaStaticFiles(configuration =>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/Startup.cs
index c49c59d497..2303f02e1b 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/React-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
             services.AddAuthentication()
                 .AddIdentityServerJwt();
 #endif
-            services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false)
-                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false);
 
             // In production, the React files will be served from this directory
             services.AddSpaStaticFiles(configuration =>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/Startup.cs
index f0e7cf2f43..620d39f9af 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/content/ReactRedux-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
         public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
         {
-            services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false)
-                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+            services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false);
 
             // In production, the React files will be served from this directory
             services.AddSpaStaticFiles(configuration =>