diff --git a/samples/SampleStartups/project.json b/samples/SampleStartups/project.json
index b58d4773df..43e6d898d4 100644
--- a/samples/SampleStartups/project.json
+++ b/samples/SampleStartups/project.json
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {},
-    "netcoreapp1.0": {
-      "imports": [
-        "dnxcore50",
-        "portable-net451+win8"
-      ],
-      "dependencies": {}
-    }
+    "netcoreapp1.0": {}
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/project.json
index 859d106f50..7fc27ac8ac 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/project.json
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@
         "System.Console": "4.0.0-*",
         "System.Diagnostics.StackTrace": "4.0.1-*",
         "System.Reflection.Extensions": "4.0.1-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "portable-net45+win8"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost/project.json
index 06783eaff5..a2ed335176 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost/project.json
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "System.Diagnostics.Contracts": "4.0.1-*",
         "System.Net.Http": "4.1.0-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "portable-net45+win8"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file