diff --git a/samples/HttpOverridesSample/Startup.cs b/samples/HttpOverridesSample/Startup.cs
index 16bae2356b..f90cedc702 100644
--- a/samples/HttpOverridesSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/HttpOverridesSample/Startup.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace HttpOverridesSample
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var host = new WebHostBuilder()
-                .UseDefaultHostingConfiguration(args)
                 .UseKestrel()
                 // .UseIIS() // This repo can no longer reference IIS because IISIntegration depends on it.
                 .UseStartup<Startup>()
diff --git a/samples/ResponseBufferingSample/Startup.cs b/samples/ResponseBufferingSample/Startup.cs
index 5c714bbf5b..c2189ad1ee 100644
--- a/samples/ResponseBufferingSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/ResponseBufferingSample/Startup.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ namespace ResponseBufferingSample
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var host = new WebHostBuilder()
-                .UseDefaultHostingConfiguration(args)
                 .UseKestrel()
                 // .UseIIS() // This repo can no longer reference IIS because IISIntegration depends on it.
                 .UseStartup<Startup>()