diff --git a/samples/ChatSample/project.json b/samples/ChatSample/project.json
index 7f4b0da42e..0b0d9982b5 100644
--- a/samples/ChatSample/project.json
+++ b/samples/ChatSample/project.json
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.2.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.2.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "1.2.0-*",
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools": {
-      "version": "1.2.0-*",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGenerators.Mvc": {
-      "version": "1.2.0-*",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR": "1.0.0-*"
   },
   "tools": {
@@ -52,13 +44,7 @@
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.2.0-*",
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools.DotNet": "1.1.0-preview4-final",
-    "Microsoft.Extensions.SecretManager.Tools": "1.1.0-preview4-final",
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools": {
-      "version": "1.2.0-*",
-      "imports": [
-        "portable-net45+win8"
-      ]
-    }
+    "Microsoft.Extensions.SecretManager.Tools": "1.1.0-preview4-final"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "netcoreapp1.1": {