diff --git a/dir.targets b/dir.targets
index 73c674caa3df..ee40a09a91c1 100644
--- a/dir.targets
+++ b/dir.targets
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     </BinPlaceConfiguration>
     <BinPlaceConfiguration Condition="('$(IsNetFxNETStandard)' == 'true' OR '$(IsNetFxNETStandardRef)' == 'true') AND '$(BuildingNETFxVertical)' == 'true'"
                            Include="netfx-$(_bc_OSGroup);net462-$(_bc_OSGroup);net47-$(_bc_OSGroup)">
-      <PackageFileRefPath Condition="'$(IsNetFxNETStandardRef)'=='true'">$(NetFxPackageRefPath)</PackageFileRefPath>
       <PackageFileRuntimePath Condition="'$(IsNetFxNETStandard)'=='true'">$(NetFxPackageRuntimePath)</PackageFileRuntimePath>
     </BinPlaceConfiguration>
 
diff --git a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.pkgproj b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.pkgproj
index 564362b36086..eff03b95a7f7 100644
--- a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.pkgproj
+++ b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.pkgproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <LibBinDir>$(NetFxPackageRuntimePath)</LibBinDir>
 
     <IsFrameworkPackage>true</IsFrameworkPackage>
+    <IncludeReferenceFiles>false</IncludeReferenceFiles>
     <IncludeLibFiles>true</IncludeLibFiles>
 
     <!-- ValidatePackage doesn't evaluate our targets/props so it does
@@ -41,24 +42,19 @@
 
   <Target Name="IncludeNETStandardShims">
     <ItemGroup>
-      <_refFileNames Include="@(RefFile->'%(FileName)')" Condition="'%(Extension)' == '.dll'" />
       <_libFileNames Include="@(LibFile->'%(FileName)')" Condition="'%(Extension)' == '.dll'" />
 
       <!-- remove any targeting pack assemblies that we build ourselves -->
-      <_netFxReference Include="@(NetFxReference)" Exclude="@(_refFileNames);@(_libFileNames)" />
+      <_netFxReference Include="@(NetFxReference)" Exclude="@(_libFileNames)" />
 
       <!-- ignore any assemblies we expect to come from the targeting pack -->
       <IgnoredReference Include="@(_netFxReference)" />
       <SuppressNETStandardMissingFile Include="@(_netFxReference)" />
 
       <!-- don't include shims for anything from the targeting pack or built explicitly -->
-      <_excludeShimsRef Include="@(_netFxReference);@(_refFileNames)"/>
       <_excludeShimsLib Include="@(_netFxReference);@(_libFileNames)"/>
 
       <!-- fill in with netstandard.dll-based shims -->
-      <RefFile Include="$(NETStandardPackageRefPath)\*.dll" Exclude="@(_excludeShimsRef->'$(NETStandardPackageRefPath)\%(Identity).dll')">
-        <TargetFramework>$(TargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
-      </RefFile>
       <LibFile Include="$(NETStandardPackageRefPath)\*.dll" Exclude="@(_excludeShimsLib->'$(NETStandardPackageRefPath)\%(Identity).dll')">
         <TargetFramework>$(TargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
       </LibFile>
@@ -98,21 +94,12 @@
 
   <Target Name="AddFrameworkClosureFiles" AfterTargets="ExpandClosureFilesByTargetFramework">
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkClosureFile Include="@(NetFxReference->'$(RefRootPath)netfx/%(Identity).dll')" >
-        <FileSet>reference-net461</FileSet>
-      </FrameworkClosureFile>
       <FrameworkClosureFile Include="@(NetFxReference->'$(RefRootPath)netfx/%(Identity).dll')" >
         <FileSet>runtime-net461</FileSet>
       </FrameworkClosureFile>
-      <FrameworkClosureFile Include="@(NetFxReference->'$(RefRootPath)net462/%(Identity).dll')" >
-        <FileSet>reference-net462</FileSet>
-      </FrameworkClosureFile>
       <FrameworkClosureFile Include="@(NetFxReference->'$(RefRootPath)net462/%(Identity).dll')" >
         <FileSet>runtime-net462</FileSet>
       </FrameworkClosureFile>
-      <FrameworkClosureFile Include="@(NetFxReference->'$(RefRootPath)net47/%(Identity).dll')" >
-        <FileSet>reference-net47</FileSet>
-      </FrameworkClosureFile>
       <FrameworkClosureFile Include="@(NetFxReference->'$(RefRootPath)net47/%(Identity).dll')" >
         <FileSet>runtime-net47</FileSet>
       </FrameworkClosureFile>
@@ -163,10 +150,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <!-- Include refs -->
-      <File Include="@(RefFile)">
-        <TargetPath Condition="'%(RefFile.TargetPath)' == ''">build/%(RefFile.TargetFramework)/ref%(RefFile.SubFolder)</TargetPath>
-      </File>
 
       <!-- Include lib -->
       <File Include="@(LibFile)">
diff --git a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.common.targets b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.common.targets
index 385544bb652b..bde8d6a9792e 100644
--- a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.common.targets
+++ b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.common.targets
@@ -44,17 +44,9 @@
            consider a project with an Reference Include="System", and some NuGet package is providing System.dll.
            Simple references can also come from NuGet framework assemblies, hence this statement should occur after
            including all computed references. -->
-      <Reference Remove="%(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference.FileName)" />
-
-      <Reference Include="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference)">
-        <!-- Private = false to make these reference only -->
-        <Private>false</Private>
-        <NuGetPackageId>NETStandard.Library.NETFramework</NuGetPackageId>
-        <NuGetPackageVersion>$(NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkPackageVersion)</NuGetPackageVersion>
-      </Reference>
+      <Reference Remove="%(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib.FileName)" />
 
       <ReferenceCopyLocalPaths Include="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib)">
-        <Private>false</Private>
         <NuGetPackageId>NETStandard.Library.NETFramework</NuGetPackageId>
         <NuGetPackageVersion>$(NETStandardLibraryPackageVersion)</NuGetPackageVersion>
       </ReferenceCopyLocalPaths>
diff --git a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net461/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net461/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
index a01175375eed..aea9b8bef98a 100644
--- a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net461/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
+++ b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net461/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(ImplicitlyExpandNETStandardFacades)' == 'true'">
-    <_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\*.dll"
-                                              Exclude="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference->'$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName).dll')" />
-
     <_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\lib\*.dll"
                                         Exclude="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib->'$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName).dll')" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net462/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net462/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
index 2d0419841b1c..5192b805f8c1 100644
--- a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net462/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
+++ b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net462/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(ImplicitlyExpandNETStandardFacades)' == 'true'">
-    <_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\*.dll"
-                                              Exclude="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference->'$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName).dll')" />
-
     <_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\lib\*.dll"
                                         Exclude="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib->'$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName).dll')" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net47/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net47/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
index a27d071d79c0..599141185df7 100644
--- a/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net47/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
+++ b/pkg/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework/targets/net47/NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.targets
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(ImplicitlyExpandNETStandardFacades)' == 'true'">
-    <_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\*.dll"
-                                              Exclude="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkReference->'$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName).dll')" />
-
     <_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\lib\*.dll"
                                         Exclude="@(_NETStandardLibraryNETFrameworkLib->'$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName).dll')" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/netfx.force.conflict/dir.props b/src/netfx.force.conflict/dir.props
index e3457a3688cd..4d605acb10a2 100644
--- a/src/netfx.force.conflict/dir.props
+++ b/src/netfx.force.conflict/dir.props
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
     <!-- this assembly is not versioned, it only contains type forwards and will never be referenced by another assembly -->
     <AssemblyVersion>0.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <AssemblyKey>Open</AssemblyKey>
-    <!-- this assembly only appears in ref -->
-    <IsNetFxNETStandard>false</IsNetFxNETStandard>
-    <IsNetFxNETStandardRef>true</IsNetFxNETStandardRef>
+    <IsNetFxNETStandard>true</IsNetFxNETStandard>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/netfx.force.conflict/ref/Configurations.props b/src/netfx.force.conflict/src/Configurations.props
similarity index 100%
rename from src/netfx.force.conflict/ref/Configurations.props
rename to src/netfx.force.conflict/src/Configurations.props
diff --git a/src/netfx.force.conflict/ref/TypeForwards.cs b/src/netfx.force.conflict/src/TypeForwards.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/netfx.force.conflict/ref/TypeForwards.cs
rename to src/netfx.force.conflict/src/TypeForwards.cs
diff --git a/src/netfx.force.conflict/ref/netfx.force.conflicts.csproj b/src/netfx.force.conflict/src/netfx.force.conflicts.csproj
similarity index 100%
rename from src/netfx.force.conflict/ref/netfx.force.conflicts.csproj
rename to src/netfx.force.conflict/src/netfx.force.conflicts.csproj
diff --git a/src/packages.builds b/src/packages.builds
index 2adce7749bef..2d4a663a097c 100644
--- a/src/packages.builds
+++ b/src/packages.builds
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     <Project Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\pkg\Microsoft.Private.CoreFx.NETCoreApp\Microsoft.Private.CoreFx.NETCoreApp.builds">
       <AdditionalProperties>$(AdditionalProperties)</AdditionalProperties>
     </Project>
+    <Project Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\pkg\NETStandard.Library.NETFramework\NETStandard.Library.NETFramework.builds">
+      <AdditionalProperties>$(AdditionalProperties)</AdditionalProperties>
+    </Project>
     <Project Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\System.Data.SqlClient\pkg\System.Data.SqlClient.pkgproj">
       <AdditionalProperties>$(AdditionalProperties)</AdditionalProperties>
     </Project>