diff --git a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Configuration/NuGet.Configuration.csproj b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Configuration/NuGet.Configuration.csproj
index 28308b47a23..00c4758e759 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Configuration/NuGet.Configuration.csproj
+++ b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Configuration/NuGet.Configuration.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(NuGetCoreSrcDirectory)NuGet.Common\NuGet.Common.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NETFXTargetFramework)' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net45' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0' ">
+  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NETFXTargetFramework)' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net45' ">
     <Reference Include="System.Security" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />