diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.csproj
index 604ef43bf2e7..606a7a3e3e0a 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.csproj
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildVersion)" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildFrameworkVersion)" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildUtilitiesCoreVersion)" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions" Version="2.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyModelPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.HostModel" Version="$(MicrosoftNETHostModelVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" Version="$(NuGetProjectModelVersion)" />