diff --git a/eng/common/internal/Tools.csproj b/eng/common/internal/Tools.csproj
index 2067b8df8d9..beb9c4648ea 100644
--- a/eng/common/internal/Tools.csproj
+++ b/eng/common/internal/Tools.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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