diff --git a/samples/ApiAuthSample/Startup.cs b/samples/ApiAuthSample/Startup.cs
index 6e776cc9cb..478799f2c7 100644
--- a/samples/ApiAuthSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/ApiAuthSample/Startup.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace ApiAuthSample
             services.AddAuthentication()
                 .AddIdentityServerJwt();
 
-            services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_1);
+            services.AddMvc();
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.