diff --git a/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.props b/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.props
index 48c6767eb1..015a7953e8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.props
+++ b/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.props
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     Configures the file extension used for generated C# files.
     -->
     <RazorGenerateOutputFileExtension>.g.cshtml.cs</RazorGenerateOutputFileExtension>
+
+    <PreserveCompilationContext>true</PreserveCompilationContext>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(EnableDefaultItems)' == 'true' And '$(EnableDefaultContentItems)' == 'true'">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.targets b/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.targets
index a2784ad702..73677ac18b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Sdk.Razor.CurrentVersion.targets
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
       _RazorAddDebugSymbolsProjectOutputGroupOutput
     </DebugSymbolsProjectOutputGroupDependsOn>
 
-    <PrepareForBuildDependsOn>
-      _InitializePreserveCompilationContext;
-      $(PrepareForBuildDependsOn)
-    </PrepareForBuildDependsOn>
-
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- 
@@ -172,13 +167,6 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     <MvcRazorCompileOnPublish Condition="'$(MvcRazorCompileOnPublish)' == ''">true</MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- Set PreserveCompilationContext = true, if RazorCompileToolSet = PrecompilationTool since the precompilation tool requires it to work correctly.
-      This is an important to maintain back-compat when the Sdk is used to compile 2.0 applications.
-    -->
-    <PreserveCompilationContext Condition="'$(PreserveCompilationContext)'=='' AND '$(ResolvedRazorCompileToolset)' == 'PrecompilationTool'">true</PreserveCompilationContext>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
   <!--
     Properties that configure Razor SDK, but need to be defined in targets due to evaluation order.
   -->
@@ -219,16 +207,6 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
   <Target Name="RazorCompile" DependsOnTargets="$(RazorCompileDependsOn)">
   </Target>
 
-  <!--
-    PreserveCompilationContext needs to enabled by default only for "applications" (OutputType = exe) which have one or more Razor files.
-    We cannot only inspect ItemGroups globally, therefore setting this must be done inside a target. We wire this up to run before Build.
-  -->
-  <Target Name="_InitializePreserveCompilationContext">
-    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(PreserveCompilationContext)' == '' AND '$(OutputType)' == 'exe' AND '@(Content->AnyHaveMetadataValue('Extension', '.cshtml'))' == 'true'">
-      <PreserveCompilationContext>true</PreserveCompilationContext>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-  </Target>
-
   <!-- 
     Computes the applicable @(ResolvedRazorConfiguration) and @(ResolvedRazorExtension) items that match the project's
     configuration. 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/BuildIntegrationTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/BuildIntegrationTest.cs
index 7f73d8c66e..e0f67c61b8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/BuildIntegrationTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/BuildIntegrationTest.cs
@@ -255,61 +255,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.IntegrationTests
             Assert.Contains(customDefine, dependencyContext.CompilationOptions.Defines);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        [InitializeTestProject("SimpleMvc")]
-        public async Task Build_WithoutViews_ProducesDepsFileWithoutCompiilationContext()
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(Project.DirectoryPath, "Views"), recursive: true);
-            var customDefine = "RazorSdkTest";
-            var result = await DotnetMSBuild("Build", $"/p:DefineConstants={customDefine}");
-
-            Assert.BuildPassed(result);
-
-            Assert.FileExists(result, OutputPath, "SimpleMvc.deps.json");
-            var depsFilePath = Path.Combine(Project.DirectoryPath, OutputPath, "SimpleMvc.deps.json");
-            var dependencyContext = ReadDependencyContext(depsFilePath);
-            Assert.All(dependencyContext.CompileLibraries, library => Assert.Empty(library.Assemblies));
-            Assert.Empty(dependencyContext.CompilationOptions.Defines);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [InitializeTestProject("SimpleMvc")]
-        public async Task Build_WithoutViews_ProducesDepsFileWithCompiilationContext_WhenUsingPrecompilationTool()
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(Project.DirectoryPath, "Views"), recursive: true);
-            var customDefine = "RazorSdkTest";
-            var result = await DotnetMSBuild("Build", $"/p:DefineConstants={customDefine} /p:MvcRazorCompileOnPublish=true");
-
-            Assert.BuildPassed(result);
-
-            Assert.FileExists(result, OutputPath, "SimpleMvc.deps.json");
-            var depsFilePath = Path.Combine(Project.DirectoryPath, OutputPath, "SimpleMvc.deps.json");
-            var dependencyContext = ReadDependencyContext(depsFilePath);
-
-            // Pick a couple of libraries and ensure they have some compile references
-            var packageReference = dependencyContext.CompileLibraries.First(l => l.Name == "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html.Abstractions");
-            Assert.NotEmpty(packageReference.Assemblies);
-
-            var projectReference = dependencyContext.CompileLibraries.First(l => l.Name == "SimpleMvc");
-            Assert.NotEmpty(packageReference.Assemblies);
-
-            Assert.Contains(customDefine, dependencyContext.CompilationOptions.Defines);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [InitializeTestProject("ClassLibrary")]
-        public async Task Build_ClassLibrary_ProducesDepsFileWithoutCompiilationContext()
-        {
-            var result = await DotnetMSBuild("Build");
-
-            Assert.BuildPassed(result);
-            Assert.FileExists(result, OutputPath, "ClassLibrary.deps.json");
-            var depsFilePath = Path.Combine(Project.DirectoryPath, OutputPath, "ClassLibrary.deps.json");
-            var dependencyContext = ReadDependencyContext(depsFilePath);
-            Assert.All(dependencyContext.CompileLibraries, library => Assert.Empty(library.Assemblies));
-            Assert.Empty(dependencyContext.CompilationOptions.Defines);
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         [InitializeTestProject("ClassLibrary")]
         public async Task Build_CodeGensAssemblyInfoUsingValuesFromProject()