diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/project.json
index 8d4c1754af..f086c89264 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/project.json
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "1.0.0-*"
   },
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
-    "netstandard1.3": {
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
-    }
+    "net451": {},
+    "netstandard1.3": {}
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Globalization.CultureInfoCache/project.json b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Globalization.CultureInfoCache/project.json
index b46990e20a..05a745df80 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Globalization.CultureInfoCache/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Globalization.CultureInfoCache/project.json
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@
         "System.Collections.Concurrent": "4.0.12-*",
         "System.Linq": "4.1.0-*",
         "System.Resources.ResourceManager": "4.0.1-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.2"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.Abstractions/project.json b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.Abstractions/project.json
index 1a27a8eab1..e1d41673ec 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.Abstractions/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.Abstractions/project.json
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
         "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.1-*",
         "System.Globalization": "4.0.11-*",
         "System.Resources.ResourceManager": "4.0.1-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.1"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization/project.json b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization/project.json
index 8084acb625..6d34f88a45 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Localization/project.json
@@ -23,15 +23,12 @@
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "1.0.0-*"
   },
   "frameworks": {
-    "net451": { },
+    "net451": {},
     "netstandard1.3": {
       "dependencies": {
         "System.Collections.Concurrent": "4.0.12-*",
         "System.Resources.Reader": "4.0.0-*"
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.4"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file