diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.csproj
index a5270b55b8..da224eb1a5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.csproj
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.TypeNameHelper.Sources" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" Version="$(SystemDiagnosticsDiagnosticSourceVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.StackTrace" Version="$(CoreFxVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" Version="$(SystemReflectionMetadataVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard1.5' ">