diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers/FormTagHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers/FormTagHelper.cs
index 029f6d72e1..b034882364 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers/FormTagHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers/FormTagHelper.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
                     output.PostContent.AppendHtml(tagBuilder.InnerHtml);
                 }
 
-                if (string.Equals(Method, FormMethod.Get.ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (string.Equals(Method, "get", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     antiforgeryDefault = false;
                 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/DefaultHtmlGenerator.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/DefaultHtmlGenerator.cs
index b3d9ebfee3..a76897ab13 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/DefaultHtmlGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/DefaultHtmlGenerator.cs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             {
                 defaultMethod = true;
             }
-            else if (string.Equals(method, FormMethod.Post.ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            else if (string.Equals(method, "post", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 defaultMethod = true;
             }
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(method))
             {
                 // Occurs only when called from a tag helper.
-                method = FormMethod.Post.ToString().ToLowerInvariant();
+                method = "post";
             }
 
             // For tag helpers, htmlAttributes will be null; replaceExisting value does not matter.