diff --git a/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs b/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs
index 17458c8872..d6cf2e8b0f 100644
--- a/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace StaticFilesSample
         {
             var host = new WebHostBuilder()
                 .UseDefaultConfiguration(args)
+                .UseServer("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel")
                 .UseIISPlatformHandlerUrl()
                 .UseStartup<Startup>()
                 .Build();
diff --git a/samples/StaticFileSample/hosting.json b/samples/StaticFileSample/hosting.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a93dbafa8..0000000000
--- a/samples/StaticFileSample/hosting.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "server": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel"
-}