diff --git a/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/built-in/samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/TagHelpersBuiltIn.csproj b/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/built-in/samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/TagHelpersBuiltIn.csproj
index 82909cb21e..cbcb5a9458 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/built-in/samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/TagHelpersBuiltIn.csproj
+++ b/aspnetcore/mvc/views/tag-helpers/built-in/samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/TagHelpersBuiltIn.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
@@ -8,8 +8,4 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" Version="2.1.0-preview2-final" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.1.0-preview1-final" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>