diff --git a/build/repo.props b/build/repo.props
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+<Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+  	<ExcludeFromTest Include="$(RepositoryRoot)test\Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools.FunctionalTests\*.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>