diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json
index f1e1e2f7cf..459b511e85 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection.Abstractions/project.json
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@
     "net451": {},
     "dotnet5.4": {
       "dependencies": {
-        "System.ComponentModel": "4.0.1-*",
-        "System.Diagnostics.Debug": "4.0.11-*",
-        "System.Reflection": "4.0.11-*",
-        "System.Runtime.Extensions": "4.0.11-*",
-        "System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives": "4.0.0-*",
-        "System.Text.Encoding.Extensions": "4.0.11-*"
+        "System.Diagnostics.Debug": "4.0.11-*"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection/project.json
index 4cc07dbbbf..e5685ebebc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.DataProtection/project.json
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
     "dotnet5.4": {
       "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.Win32.Registry": "4.0.0-*",
-        "System.Linq": "4.0.1-*",
-        "System.Reflection.Extensions": "4.0.1-*",
-        "System.Reflection.TypeExtensions": "4.0.1-*",
         "System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates": "4.0.0-*",
         "System.Security.Claims": "4.0.1-*",
         "System.Security.Principal.Windows": "4.0.0-*",