diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Toolchains/CsProj/CsProjGenerator.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Toolchains/CsProj/CsProjGenerator.cs
index 2934a28ed2..d732275d95 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Toolchains/CsProj/CsProjGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Toolchains/CsProj/CsProjGenerator.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ public class CsProjGenerator : DotNetCliGenerator, IEquatable<CsProjGenerator>
             "CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies",
             "PreserveCompilationContext",
             "UserSecretsId",
-            "EnablePreviewFeatures",
-            "PackageReference"
+            "EnablePreviewFeatures"
         }.ToImmutableArray();
 
         public string RuntimeFrameworkVersion { get; }
diff --git a/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/CsProjGeneratorTests.cs b/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/CsProjGeneratorTests.cs
index 1888e05227..715d7dad64 100644
--- a/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/CsProjGeneratorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/CsProjGeneratorTests.cs
@@ -94,64 +94,6 @@ public void UseWpfSettingGetsCopied()
             Assert.Equal("Microsoft.NET.Sdk", sdkName);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public void PackageReferenceSingleLineGetsCopied()
-        {
-            const string WithPackageReference = @"
-<Project Sdk=""Microsoft.NET.Sdk"">
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include=""xunit"" Version=""2.4.2"" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
-";
-            var sut = new CsProjGenerator("netcoreapp3.0", null, null, null, true);
-
-            var xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
-            xmlDoc.LoadXml(WithPackageReference);
-            var (customProperties, sdkName) = sut.GetSettingsThatNeedToBeCopied(xmlDoc, TestAssemblyFileInfo);
-
-            AssertCustomProperties(@"<ItemGroup>
-  <PackageReference Include=""xunit"" Version=""2.4.2"" />
-</ItemGroup>", customProperties);
-            Assert.Equal("Microsoft.NET.Sdk", sdkName);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void PackageReferenceMultiLineGetsCopied()
-        {
-            const string WithPackageReference = @"
-<Project Sdk=""Microsoft.NET.Sdk"">
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include=""xunit.runner.visualstudio"" Version=""2.4.5"">
-      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
-    </PackageReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
-";
-            var sut = new CsProjGenerator("netcoreapp3.0", null, null, null, true);
-
-            var xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
-            xmlDoc.LoadXml(WithPackageReference);
-            var (customProperties, sdkName) = sut.GetSettingsThatNeedToBeCopied(xmlDoc, TestAssemblyFileInfo);
-
-            AssertCustomProperties(@"<ItemGroup>
-  <PackageReference Include=""xunit.runner.visualstudio"" Version=""2.4.5"">
-    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
-  </PackageReference>
-</ItemGroup>", customProperties);
-            Assert.Equal("Microsoft.NET.Sdk", sdkName);
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public void SettingsFromPropsFileImportedUsingAbsolutePathGetCopies()
         {