diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.csproj
index 0b9b617a00..116b86c759 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.csproj" />
 
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcRazorExtensionsPackageVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorDesignPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Runtime" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorRuntimePackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Razor" Version="$(MicrosoftCodeAnalysisRazorPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="$(MicrosoftCodeAnalysisCSharpPackageVersion)" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.csproj
index 603cd29e61..196f39e94e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.csproj" />
 
+    <!-- Including this here specifically so that apps referencing the MVC package get razor compiler targets -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorDesignPackageVersion)">
+      <PrivateAssets>None</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsCachingMemoryPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>