diff --git a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs
index 859df5ba02..02fbbc35d9 100644
--- a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ namespace IdentitySample
         {
             var host = new WebHostBuilder()
                 .UseDefaultConfiguration(args)
+                .UseServer("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel")
                 .UseStartup<Startup>()
                 .Build();
 
diff --git a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/hosting.json b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/hosting.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 338530de11..0000000000
--- a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/hosting.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "server": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel",
-  "server.urls": "http://localhost:41532/"
-}