diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 30d1fc9..6f6b3d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ jobs:
                   --configuration Release \
                   --framework "$fw" \
                   --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" \
-                  --settings coverlet.runsettings \
                   --results-directory "./TestResults" \
                   --logger "console;verbosity=minimal" || exit 1
               else
@@ -518,7 +517,6 @@ jobs:
                   --configuration Release `
                   --framework $fw `
                   --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" `
-                  --settings coverlet.runsettings `
                   --results-directory "./TestResults" `
                   --logger "console;verbosity=normal"
               } else {
@@ -824,7 +822,6 @@ jobs:
                 --configuration Release \
                 --framework "$fw" \
                 --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" \
-                --settings coverlet.runsettings \
                 --results-directory "./TestResults" \
                 --logger "console;verbosity=normal" || exit 1
             done <<< "$frameworks"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 5b2ab18..d1f78b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ jobs:
                   --no-build `
                   --no-restore `
                   --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" `
-                  --settings coverlet.runsettings `
                   --results-directory "./TestResults" `
                   --logger "console;verbosity=minimal"
 
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ jobs:
                   --no-build `
                   --no-restore `
                   --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" `
-                  --settings coverlet.runsettings `
                   --results-directory "./TestResults" `
                   --logger "console;verbosity=minimal"
               } else {
diff --git a/coverlet.runsettings b/coverlet.runsettings
deleted file mode 100644
index f58bb8c..0000000
--- a/coverlet.runsettings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  Coverlet run settings for Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions.
-
-  netstandard2.0 and netstandard2.1 assemblies are excluded from coverage.
-  No test project targets these TFMs, so every branch in their builds would
-  show as uncovered and skew the aggregate numbers.  The #else fallback paths
-  they contain exist purely for TFM compatibility and are exercised indirectly
-  by the older .NET Framework and netcoreapp3.1 test runs.
--->
-<RunSettings>
-  <DataCollectionRunSettings>
-    <DataCollectors>
-      <DataCollector friendlyName="XPlat Code Coverage">
-        <Configuration>
-          <!-- Exclude the netstandard TFM builds by their output-path fragment.
-               Coverlet resolves source files relative to the pdb; the obj path
-               always contains the TFM name as a directory segment. -->
-          <ExcludeByFile>**/bin/**/netstandard*/**/*.cs;**/obj/**/netstandard*/**/*.cs</ExcludeByFile>
-          <ExcludeByAttribute>ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute</ExcludeByAttribute>
-        </Configuration>
-      </DataCollector>
-    </DataCollectors>
-  </DataCollectionRunSettings>
-</RunSettings>
diff --git a/src/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions.csproj
index 4096d4f..581bdbb 100644
--- a/src/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions/Wolfgang.Etl.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- No test project targets netstandard TFMs; exclude them from coverage so they don't
-       drag the aggregate below the gate. ExcludeFromCodeCoverage is the MSBuild property
-       read by dotCover (JetBrains), and the coverlet.runsettings ExcludeByFile handles CI. -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('netstandard'))">
-    <ExcludeFromCodeCoverage>true</ExcludeFromCodeCoverage>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--
     Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces: the runtime assembly is built into net8+, so pre-net8 TFMs