diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/project.json
index ff8f262fbd..db719d7532 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/project.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
     "Microsoft.Extensions.ClosedGenericMatcher.Sources": {
       "version": "1.0.0-*",
       "type": "build"
-    },
-    "Newtonsoft.Json": "8.0.1"
+    }
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {},