diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys.csproj
index 139af2f47b..4bbc01835d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\HttpAbstractions\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.csproj" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.TaskCache.Sources" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" />