diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageDirectiveFeature.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageDirectiveFeature.cs
index aa2162fc83..ff09f6abbf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageDirectiveFeature.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageDirectiveFeature.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Language;
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
 {
     public static class PageDirectiveFeature
     {
-        private static readonly RazorEngine PageDirectiveEngine = RazorEngine.Create(builder =>
+        private static readonly RazorProjectEngine PageDirectiveEngine = RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, new EmptyRazorProjectFileSystem(), builder =>
         {
             for (var i = builder.Phases.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
             {
@@ -35,24 +38,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(projectItem));
             }
 
-            var sourceDocument = RazorSourceDocument.ReadFrom(projectItem);
-            return TryGetPageDirective(logger, sourceDocument, out template);
-        }
-
-        static bool TryGetPageDirective(
-            ILogger logger,
-            RazorSourceDocument sourceDocument,
-            out string template)
-        {
-            var codeDocument = RazorCodeDocument.Create(sourceDocument);
-            PageDirectiveEngine.Process(codeDocument);
+            var codeDocument = PageDirectiveEngine.Process(projectItem);
 
             var documentIRNode = codeDocument.GetDocumentIntermediateNode();
             if (PageDirective.TryGetPageDirective(documentIRNode, out var pageDirective))
             {
                 if (pageDirective.DirectiveNode is MalformedDirectiveIntermediateNode malformedNode)
                 {
-                    logger.MalformedPageDirective(sourceDocument.FilePath, malformedNode.Diagnostics);
+                    logger.MalformedPageDirective(projectItem.FilePath, malformedNode.Diagnostics);
                 }
 
                 template = pageDirective.RouteTemplate;
@@ -72,5 +65,47 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
                 options.ParseLeadingDirectives = true;
             }
         }
+
+        private class EmptyRazorProjectFileSystem : RazorProjectFileSystem
+        {
+            public override IEnumerable<RazorProjectItem> EnumerateItems(string basePath)
+            {
+                return Enumerable.Empty<RazorProjectItem>();
+            }
+
+            public override IEnumerable<RazorProjectItem> FindHierarchicalItems(string basePath, string path, string fileName)
+            {
+                return Enumerable.Empty<RazorProjectItem>();
+            }
+
+            public override RazorProjectItem GetItem(string path)
+            {
+                return new NotFoundProjectItem(string.Empty, path);
+            }
+
+            private class NotFoundProjectItem : RazorProjectItem
+            {
+                public NotFoundProjectItem(string basePath, string path)
+                {
+                    BasePath = basePath;
+                    FilePath = path;
+                }
+
+                /// <inheritdoc />
+                public override string BasePath { get; }
+
+                /// <inheritdoc />
+                public override string FilePath { get; }
+
+                /// <inheritdoc />
+                public override bool Exists => false;
+
+                /// <inheritdoc />
+                public override string PhysicalPath => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+                /// <inheritdoc />
+                public override Stream Read() => throw new NotSupportedException();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Test/Internal/CompilerFailedExceptionFactoryTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Test/Internal/CompilerFailedExceptionFactoryTest.cs
index 6ce35abac7..05e156a6ef 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Test/Internal/CompilerFailedExceptionFactoryTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Test/Internal/CompilerFailedExceptionFactoryTest.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal
         {
             // Arrange
             var viewPath = "/Views/Home/Index.cshtml";
-            var razorEngine = RazorEngine.Create();
 
             var fileSystem = new VirtualRazorProjectFileSystem();
             fileSystem.Add(new TestRazorProjectItem(viewPath, "<span name=\"@(User.Id\">"));
 
+            var razorEngine = RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine;
+
             var templateEngine = new MvcRazorTemplateEngine(razorEngine, fileSystem);
             var codeDocument = templateEngine.CreateCodeDocument(viewPath);
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal
             var fileSystem = new VirtualRazorProjectFileSystem();
             fileSystem.Add(new TestRazorProjectItem(viewPath, "<span name=\"@(User.Id\">", physicalPath: physicalPath));
 
-            var razorEngine = RazorEngine.Create();
+            var razorEngine = RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine;
             var templateEngine = new MvcRazorTemplateEngine(razorEngine, fileSystem);
 
             var codeDocument = templateEngine.CreateCodeDocument(viewPath);
@@ -79,9 +80,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal
 }
 </span>";
 
-            var razorEngine = RazorEngine.Create();
             var fileSystem = new VirtualRazorProjectFileSystem();
             fileSystem.Add(new TestRazorProjectItem(viewPath, fileContent));
+
+            var razorEngine = RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine;
             var templateEngine = new MvcRazorTemplateEngine(razorEngine, fileSystem);
 
             var codeDocument = templateEngine.CreateCodeDocument(viewPath);
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal
             fileSystem.Add(new TestRazorProjectItem(viewPath, fileContent));
             fileSystem.Add(new TestRazorProjectItem("/Views/_MyImports.cshtml", importsContent));
 
-            var razorEngine = RazorEngine.Create();
+            var razorEngine = RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine;
             var templateEngine = new MvcRazorTemplateEngine(razorEngine, fileSystem)
             {
                 Options =
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionDescriptorChangeProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionDescriptorChangeProviderTest.cs
index cb9bea92d1..21f9db7215 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionDescriptorChangeProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionDescriptorChangeProviderTest.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 .Returns(Mock.Of<IChangeToken>());
             var accessor = Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngineFileProviderAccessor>(a => a.FileProvider == fileProvider.Object);
 
+            var fileSystem = new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment);
             var templateEngine = new RazorTemplateEngine(
-                RazorEngine.Create(),
-                new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment));
+                RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine,
+                fileSystem);
             var options = Options.Create(new RazorPagesOptions());
             var changeProvider = new PageActionDescriptorChangeProvider(templateEngine, accessor, options);
 
@@ -50,9 +51,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 .Returns(Mock.Of<IChangeToken>());
             var accessor = Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngineFileProviderAccessor>(a => a.FileProvider == fileProvider.Object);
 
+            var fileSystem = new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment);
             var templateEngine = new RazorTemplateEngine(
-                RazorEngine.Create(),
-                new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment));
+                RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine,
+                fileSystem);
             var options = Options.Create(new RazorPagesOptions());
             options.Value.RootDirectory = rootDirectory;
 
@@ -74,9 +76,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 .Returns(Mock.Of<IChangeToken>());
             var accessor = Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngineFileProviderAccessor>(a => a.FileProvider == fileProvider.Object);
 
+            var fileSystem = new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment);
             var templateEngine = new RazorTemplateEngine(
-                RazorEngine.Create(),
-                new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment));
+                RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine,
+                fileSystem);
             var options = Options.Create(new RazorPagesOptions { AllowAreas = true });
             var changeProvider = new PageActionDescriptorChangeProvider(templateEngine, accessor, options);
 
@@ -94,9 +97,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             var fileProvider = new TestFileProvider();
             var accessor = Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngineFileProviderAccessor>(a => a.FileProvider == fileProvider);
 
+            var fileSystem = new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment);
             var templateEngine = new RazorTemplateEngine(
-                RazorEngine.Create(),
-                new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment));
+                RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine,
+                fileSystem);
             templateEngine.Options.ImportsFileName = "_ViewImports.cshtml";
             var options = Options.Create(new RazorPagesOptions());
             options.Value.RootDirectory = "/dir1/dir2";
@@ -118,9 +122,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             var fileProvider = new TestFileProvider();
             var accessor = Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngineFileProviderAccessor>(a => a.FileProvider == fileProvider);
 
+            var fileSystem = new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment);
             var templateEngine = new RazorTemplateEngine(
-                RazorEngine.Create(),
-                new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment));
+                RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine,
+                fileSystem);
             templateEngine.Options.ImportsFileName = "_ViewImports.cshtml";
             var options = Options.Create(new RazorPagesOptions());
             options.Value.RootDirectory = "/dir1/dir2";
@@ -144,9 +149,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             var fileProvider = new TestFileProvider();
             var accessor = Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngineFileProviderAccessor>(a => a.FileProvider == fileProvider);
 
+            var fileSystem = new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment);
             var templateEngine = new RazorTemplateEngine(
-                RazorEngine.Create(),
-                new FileProviderRazorProjectFileSystem(accessor, _hostingEnvironment));
+                RazorProjectEngine.Create(RazorConfiguration.Default, fileSystem).Engine,
+                fileSystem);
             templateEngine.Options.ImportsFileName = "_ViewImports.cshtml";
             var options = Options.Create(new RazorPagesOptions { AllowAreas = false });