diff --git a/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/ConsoleProject/Template/ConsoleApplication.vstemplate b/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/ConsoleProject/Template/ConsoleApplication.vstemplate
index fccc228384f34daa89b84ea723d7b26d325eb443..5717c132c332e826eac329b68702fedb8c850604 100644
--- a/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/ConsoleProject/Template/ConsoleApplication.vstemplate
+++ b/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/ConsoleProject/Template/ConsoleApplication.vstemplate
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
   </WizardExtension>
   <WizardData>
     <packages repository="extension" repositoryId="VisualFSharpTemplates">
-      <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-      <package id="FSharp.Core" version="4.5.2" targetFramework="net40" />
+      <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net40" skipAssemblyReferences="true" />
+      <package id="FSharp.Core" version="4.5.2" targetFramework="net40" skipAssemblyReferences="true" />
      </packages>
   </WizardData>
 </VSTemplate>
diff --git a/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/LibraryProject/Template/Library.vstemplate b/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/LibraryProject/Template/Library.vstemplate
index bbfb2d3f25ecd61a0cd3206c9164488a3d46c5c5..c74a2d18227f5eeeb374f27e6ea2cf5e8008019b 100644
--- a/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/LibraryProject/Template/Library.vstemplate
+++ b/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/LibraryProject/Template/Library.vstemplate
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
   </WizardExtension>
   <WizardData>
     <packages repository="extension" repositoryId="VisualFSharpTemplates">
-      <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-      <package id="FSharp.Core" version="4.5.2" targetFramework="net40" />
+      <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net40" skipAssemblyReferences="true" />
+      <package id="FSharp.Core" version="4.5.2" targetFramework="net40" skipAssemblyReferences="true" />
     </packages>
   </WizardData>
 </VSTemplate>
diff --git a/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/TutorialProject/Template/Tutorial.vstemplate b/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/TutorialProject/Template/Tutorial.vstemplate
index 62ae09d17e2bbea974e3c84bc0212a98b24d5ebd..76fd069d5f8c0ff436212085d1c2911b5b8ae745 100644
--- a/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/TutorialProject/Template/Tutorial.vstemplate
+++ b/vsintegration/ProjectTemplates/TutorialProject/Template/Tutorial.vstemplate
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   </WizardExtension>
   <WizardData>
     <packages repository="extension" repositoryId="VisualFSharpTemplates">
-      <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-      <package id="FSharp.Core" version="4.5.2" targetFramework="net40" />
+      <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net40" skipAssemblyReferences="true" />
+      <package id="FSharp.Core" version="4.5.2" targetFramework="net40" skipAssemblyReferences="true" />
      </packages>
   </WizardData>
 </VSTemplate>