diff --git a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs
index 67fc66955c..0b4cbcc703 100644
--- a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/Startup.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using Microsoft.Data.Entity;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime;
 #if DNX451
 using NLog.Config;
 using NLog.Targets;
@@ -15,14 +14,13 @@ namespace IdentitySamples
 {
     public partial class Startup
     {
-        public Startup(IApplicationEnvironment env)
+        public Startup()
         {
             /*
             * Below code demonstrates usage of multiple configuration sources. For instance a setting say 'setting1' is found in both the registered sources,
             * then the later source will win. By this way a Local config can be overridden by a different setting while deployed remotely.
             */
             var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
-                .SetBasePath(env.ApplicationBasePath)
                 .AddJsonFile("LocalConfig.json")
                 .AddEnvironmentVariables(); //All environment variables in the process's context flow in as configuration values.
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.Test/DefaultPocoTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.Test/DefaultPocoTest.cs
index f334cac750..af691199d5 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.Test/DefaultPocoTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.Test/DefaultPocoTest.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Test;
 using Microsoft.Data.Entity;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime.Infrastructure;
 using Xunit;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing.xunit;
 
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.Test
 
         private ApplicationBuilder CreateBuilder()
         {
-            var builder = new ApplicationBuilder(CallContextServiceLocator.Locator.ServiceProvider);
-            builder.ApplicationServices = ConfigureServices();
+            var builder = new ApplicationBuilder(ConfigureServices());
             return builder;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.InMemory.Test/HttpSignInTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.InMemory.Test/HttpSignInTest.cs
index 245e3a906e..64377debf0 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.InMemory.Test/HttpSignInTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.InMemory.Test/HttpSignInTest.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Test;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime.Infrastructure;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.InMemory.Test
         [InlineData(false)]
         public async Task VerifyAccountControllerSignIn(bool isPersistent)
         {
-            var app = new ApplicationBuilder(CallContextServiceLocator.Locator.ServiceProvider);
-            app.UseCookieAuthentication();
-
             var context = new Mock<HttpContext>();
             var auth = new Mock<AuthenticationManager>();
             context.Setup(c => c.Authentication).Returns(auth.Object).Verifiable();
@@ -43,7 +39,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.InMemory.Test
             services.AddIdentity<TestUser, TestRole>();
             services.AddSingleton<IUserStore<TestUser>, InMemoryUserStore<TestUser>>();
             services.AddSingleton<IRoleStore<TestRole>, InMemoryRoleStore<TestRole>>();
-            app.ApplicationServices = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+            
+            var app = new ApplicationBuilder(services.BuildServiceProvider());
+            app.UseCookieAuthentication();
 
             // Act
             var user = new TestUser