diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/MiddlewareFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/MiddlewareFactory.cs
index 49f120160c..5e5cd285f4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/MiddlewareFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/MiddlewareFactory.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http
 
         public IMiddleware Create(Type middlewareType)
         {
-            return ActivatorUtilities.GetServiceOrCreateInstance(_serviceProvider, middlewareType) as IMiddleware;
+            return _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService(middlewareType) as IMiddleware;
         }
 
         public void Release(IMiddleware middleware)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions.Tests/UseMiddlewareTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions.Tests/UseMiddlewareTest.cs
index b40e1a3f08..342aa54a06 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions.Tests/UseMiddlewareTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions.Tests/UseMiddlewareTest.cs
@@ -232,23 +232,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http
             Assert.Same(middlewareFactory.Created, middlewareFactory.Released);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public async Task UseMiddlewareWithIMiddlewareAndMiddlewareFactoryTypeActivates()
-        {
-            var mockServiceProvider = new DummyServiceProvider();
-            var builder = new ApplicationBuilder(mockServiceProvider);
-            builder.UseMiddleware(typeof(Middleware));
-            var app = builder.Build();
-            var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
-            var sp = new DummyServiceProvider();
-            var middlewareFactory = new MiddlewareFactory(sp);
-            sp.AddService(typeof(IMiddlewareFactory), middlewareFactory);
-            context.RequestServices = sp;
-            await app(context);
-            Assert.True(Assert.IsType<bool>(context.Items["before"]));
-            Assert.True(Assert.IsType<bool>(context.Items["after"]));
-        }
-
         public class Middleware : IMiddleware
         {
             public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context, RequestDelegate next)