diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
index e95e902c88..7902c5877a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
     <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
+    <None Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
     <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
index 95dc85dbd6..89b786c2c1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
     <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
+    <None Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
     <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
index 5b6d2ee374..0b70f416ce 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
     <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
+    <None Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
     <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
   </ItemGroup>