diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b9545fe69a..0e10f4aa54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ nuget.exe
 .build/
 autobahnreports/
 .vscode/
+global.json
diff --git a/build/dependencies.props b/build/dependencies.props
index ecbe769d13..59dbe299f5 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.props
+++ b/build/dependencies.props
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <AspNetCoreModuleVersion>1.0.0-*</AspNetCoreModuleVersion>
     <CoreFxVersion>4.3.0</CoreFxVersion>
     <NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>1.6.1</NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>
+    <RuntimeFrameworkVersion>2.0.0-*</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
     <TestSdkVersion>15.0.0</TestSdkVersion>
     <XunitVersion>2.2.0</XunitVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/samples/EchoApp/EchoApp.csproj b/samples/EchoApp/EchoApp.csproj
index 0424007902..0aac572423 100644
--- a/samples/EchoApp/EchoApp.csproj
+++ b/samples/EchoApp/EchoApp.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\build\dependencies.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/CompatHelpers.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/CompatHelpers.cs
index 53dc09608f..420f3e7503 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/CompatHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/CompatHelpers.cs
@@ -16,31 +16,17 @@ namespace System.Net.WebSockets
 
         public static Task FromException(Exception ex)
         {
-#if NET451
-            return FromException<object>(ex);
-#else
             return Task.FromException(ex);
-#endif
         }
 
         public static Task<T> FromException<T>(Exception ex)
         {
-#if NET451
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<T>();
-            tcs.SetException(ex);
-            return tcs.Task;
-#else
             return Task.FromException<T>(ex);
-#endif
         }
 
         internal static T[] Empty<T>()
         {
-#if NET451
-            return new T[0];
-#else
             return Array.Empty<T>();
-#endif
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.csproj
index 953fb4d119..5a852d8c73 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>ASP.NET Core web socket middleware for use on top of opaque servers.</Description>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net451;netstandard1.3</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard1.3</TargetFramework>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
diff --git a/test/AutobahnTestApp/AutobahnTestApp.csproj b/test/AutobahnTestApp/AutobahnTestApp.csproj
index 56d7f09dcd..cec11d3850 100644
--- a/test/AutobahnTestApp/AutobahnTestApp.csproj
+++ b/test/AutobahnTestApp/AutobahnTestApp.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\build\common.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Autobahn/AutobahnTester.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Autobahn/AutobahnTester.cs
index 66e1781241..52e53b11a1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Autobahn/AutobahnTester.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Autobahn/AutobahnTester.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.Autobahn
             {
                 ApplicationBaseUriHint = baseUrl,
                 ApplicationType = ApplicationType.Portable,
-                TargetFramework = "netcoreapp1.1",
+                TargetFramework = "netcoreapp2.0",
                 EnvironmentName = environment,
                 SiteName = "HttpTestSite", // This is configured in the Http.config
                 ServerConfigTemplateContent = (server == ServerType.IISExpress) ? File.ReadAllText(configPath) : null,
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.Autobahn
             _deployers.Add(deployer);
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-#if NET451
-            System.Net.ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = (_, __, ___, ____) => true;
-            var client = new HttpClient();
-#else
             var handler = new HttpClientHandler();
             if (ssl)
             {
@@ -124,7 +120,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.Autobahn
                 handler.ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (_, __, ___, ____) => true;
             }
             var client = new HttpClient(handler);
-#endif
 
             // Make sure the server works
             var resp = await RetryHelper.RetryRequest(() =>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.csproj
index 58708a55fa..e70d57c968 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.ConformanceTest.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\build\common.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test.csproj
index 72c7be4d12..670e5c1427 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test.csproj
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\build\common.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net452;netcoreapp1.1</TargetFrameworks>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">netcoreapp1.1</TargetFrameworks>
-    <PlatformTarget Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net452'">x64</PlatformTarget>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net46;netcoreapp2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">netcoreapp2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <PlatformTarget Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net46'">x64</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.WebSockets.Client" Version="$(CoreFxVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp1.1' ">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.WebSockets.Client" Version="$(CoreFxVersion)" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>