diff --git a/src/Setup/DevDivVsix/CompilersPackage/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Compilers.Setup.csproj b/src/Setup/DevDivVsix/CompilersPackage/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Compilers.Setup.csproj
index a399a5f34dac6..3c8df286b351a 100644
--- a/src/Setup/DevDivVsix/CompilersPackage/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Compilers.Setup.csproj
+++ b/src/Setup/DevDivVsix/CompilersPackage/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Compilers.Setup.csproj
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ package name=$(VisualStudioInsertionComponent)
         version=$(VsixVersion)
         vs.package.productArch=neutral
 
-vs.dependencies
-  vs.dependency id=Microsoft.Net.PackageGroup.4.7.2.Redist
-
 vs.nonCriticalProcesses
   vs.nonCriticalProcess name="VBCSCompiler"