diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/EphemeralDataProtectionProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/EphemeralDataProtectionProvider.cs
index a13c20c727..99bfe47d7a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/EphemeralDataProtectionProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection/EphemeralDataProtectionProvider.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.Cng;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.KeyManagement;
-using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection
 {
@@ -45,16 +44,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection
             return _dataProtectionProvider.CreateProtector(purpose);
         }
 
-        private sealed class DefaultOptionsAccessor<T> : IOptionsAccessor<T> where T : class, new()
-        {
-            public T Options { get; } = new T();
-
-            public T GetNamedOptions(string name)
-            {
-                return Options;
-            }
-        }
-
         private sealed class EphemeralKeyRing<T> : IKeyRing, IKeyRingProvider
             where T : IInternalConfigurationOptions, new()
         {