diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal/project.json
index 1399e0f8c2..c130048d88 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal/project.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/aspnet/dataprotection"
   },
-  "dependencies": { },
+  "dependencies": {},
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
+    "net451": {},
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       "dependencies": {
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@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@
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         "System.Threading": "4.0.11-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   },
   "compilationOptions": {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation/project.json
index 6c6a70466d..7a0db920f3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation/project.json
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@
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   },
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
+    "net451": {},
     "netstandard1.3": {
       "dependencies": {
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         "System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms": "4.1.0-*",
         "System.Text.Encoding.Extensions": "4.0.11-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   },
   "compilationOptions": {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json
index ff8a8bac00..f043edf9ae 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@
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   },
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
+    "net451": {},
     "netstandard1.3": {
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         "System.Diagnostics.Debug": "4.0.11-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   },
   "compilationOptions": {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/project.json
index 4911d3a0d5..ed0f52f15c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/project.json
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@
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   },
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
-    "netstandard1.3": {
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
-    }
+    "net451": {},
+    "netstandard1.3": {}
   },
   "compilationOptions": {
     "warningsAsErrors": true,
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Sources/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Sources/project.json
index 2f7b3bf22f..533e0da564 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Sources/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Sources/project.json
@@ -9,17 +9,14 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/aspnet/dataprotection"
   },
-  "dependencies": { },
+  "dependencies": {},
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
+    "net451": {},
     "netstandard1.3": {
       "dependencies": {
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         "System.Text.Encoding.Extensions": "4.0.11-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   },
   "shared": "**\\*.cs",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/project.json
index 1d9ff4b2e5..de143d2eb5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/project.json
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {
       "frameworkAssemblies": {
-        "System.Runtime": { "type": "build" },
+        "System.Runtime": {
+          "type": "build"
+        },
         "System.Security": "",
         "System.Xml": "",
         "System.Xml.Linq": ""
@@ -36,10 +38,7 @@
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         "System.Xml.XDocument": "4.0.11-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   },
   "compilationOptions": {