diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppDesktopOnly/SimpleAppDesktopOnly.csproj b/testapps/SimpleAppDesktopOnly/SimpleAppDesktopOnly.csproj
index 2abde147e2..721836b92e 100644
--- a/testapps/SimpleAppDesktopOnly/SimpleAppDesktopOnly.csproj
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppDesktopOnly/SimpleAppDesktopOnly.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), 'RazorViewCompilation.sln'))\build\common-testapps.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win7-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>true</MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
   <Import Project="..\..\build\common-testapps.props" />
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation">
-      <Version>$(AspNetCoreVersion)</Version>
-      <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
-    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />