diff --git a/samples/linecounter/LineCounter.csproj b/samples/linecounter/LineCounter.csproj
index e99ef6ceb6263..28d165304d904 100644
--- a/samples/linecounter/LineCounter.csproj
+++ b/samples/linecounter/LineCounter.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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diff --git a/samples/linecounter/distributed-tracing-sample.sln b/samples/linecounter/distributed-tracing-sample.sln
index 53778ba0f6a44..98186a0ae98a9 100644
--- a/samples/linecounter/distributed-tracing-sample.sln
+++ b/samples/linecounter/distributed-tracing-sample.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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