diff --git a/samples/MvcSandbox/project.json b/samples/MvcSandbox/project.json
index 7196d1cb84..cef764e716 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSandbox/project.json
+++ b/samples/MvcSandbox/project.json
@@ -15,15 +15,7 @@
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.1.0-*",
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.1.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.1.0-*",
-    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.1.0-*",
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools": {
-      "type": "build",
-      "version": "1.0.0-*"
-    },
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGenerators.Mvc": {
-      "type": "build",
-      "version": "1.0.0-*"
-    }
+    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.1.0-*"
   },
   "publishOptions": {
     "include": [
@@ -34,13 +26,7 @@
   },
   "tools": {
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.0.0-*",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools": "1.0.0-*",
-    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools": {
-      "imports": [
-        "portable-net45+win8"
-      ],
-      "version": "1.0.0-*"
-    }
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools": "1.0.0-*"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {},
@@ -50,11 +36,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.0-*",
           "type": "platform"
         }
-      },
-      "imports": [
-        "dotnet5.6",
-        "portable-net45+win8"
-      ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
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