diff --git a/test/DeploymentHelpers/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs b/test/DeploymentHelpers/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
index f8e767cb03..9c25a351d2 100644
--- a/test/DeploymentHelpers/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
+++ b/test/DeploymentHelpers/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ namespace DeploymentHelpers
             environment["ASPNET_ENV"] = DeploymentParameters.EnvironmentName;
 
             // Work around for https://github.com/aspnet/dnx/issues/1515
-            // environment.Remove("DNX_PACKAGES");
+            if (DeploymentParameters.PublishWithNoSource)
+            {
+                environment.Remove("DNX_PACKAGES");
+            }
+
             environment.Remove("DNX_DEFAULT_LIB");
 
             foreach (var environmentVariable in DeploymentParameters.EnvironmentVariables)