diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Protocol/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Protocol/project.json
index b3571039e2..00c07d05b1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Protocol/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Protocol/project.json
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@
         "System.Threading": "4.0.11-*",
         "System.Threading.Tasks": "4.0.11-*",
         "System.Threading.Timer": "4.0.1-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Server/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Server/project.json
index 0a870c23b6..d4bc37161a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Server/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Server/project.json
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {},
     "netstandard1.3": {
-      "dependencies": {},
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      "dependencies": {}
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file