diff --git a/build/scripts/build-utils.ps1 b/build/scripts/build-utils.ps1
index a9f484ac10a0bce2ac4fba2db8569d52b779e49c..787a910e269d050d97727426d238af8c0ba4c754 100644
--- a/build/scripts/build-utils.ps1
+++ b/build/scripts/build-utils.ps1
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ function Get-VisualStudioDir() {
 
 # Clear out the NuGet package cache
 function Clear-PackageCache() {
-    $nuget = Ensure-NuGet
-    Exec-Block { & $nuget locals all -clear } | Out-Host
+    $dotnet = Ensure-DotnetSdk
+    Exec-Console $dotnet "nuget locals all -clear"
 }
 
 # Restore a single project
diff --git a/build/scripts/generate-compiler-code.ps1 b/build/scripts/generate-compiler-code.ps1
index 0063f3a5d0ead566529929b49a3a4ebef1f5ada6..45b81bda392c6afdc64f085544f733be8ab1d3e2 100644
--- a/build/scripts/generate-compiler-code.ps1
+++ b/build/scripts/generate-compiler-code.ps1
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ function Run-GetText() {
 # Build all of the tools that we need to generate the syntax trees and ensure
 # they are in a published / runnable state.
 function Build-Tools() {
-    $msbuild = Ensure-MSBuild
-    $msbuildDir = Split-Path -parent $msbuild
-    $nuget = Ensure-NuGet
-
+    $dotnet = Ensure-DotnetSdk
     $list = @(
         'boundTreeGenerator;BoundTreeGenerator;BoundTreeGenerator\CompilersBoundTreeGenerator.csproj',
         'csharpErrorFactsGenerator;CSharpErrorFactsGenerator;CSharpErrorFactsGenerator\CSharpErrorFactsGenerator.csproj',
@@ -106,8 +103,8 @@ function Build-Tools() {
             $proj = $all[2]
             $fileName = [IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($proj)
             Write-Host "Building $fileName"
-            Restore-Project $proj -nuget $nuget -msbuildDir $msbuildDir
-            Exec-Command $msbuild "/t:Publish /p:Configuration=Debug /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64 /v:m $proj" | Out-Null
+            Restore-Project $dotnet $proj
+            Exec-Command $dotnet "publish /p:Configuration=Debug /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64 /v:m $proj" | Out-Null
 
             $exePath = Join-Path $binariesDir "Debug\Exes\$fileName\win-x64\publish\$($exeName).exe"
             if (-not (Test-Path $exePath)) { 
diff --git a/build/scripts/test-determinism.ps1 b/build/scripts/test-determinism.ps1
index 4a26f81bacaae8fffda21af2ebdac1e1950fca83..b2a3833dab11018900c2ea384af4372ea63bf72e 100644
--- a/build/scripts/test-determinism.ps1
+++ b/build/scripts/test-determinism.ps1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function Run-Build([string]$rootDir, [switch]$restore = $false, [string]$logFile
 
         if ($restore) {
             Write-Host "Restoring the packages"
-            Restore-Project -fileName "Roslyn.sln" -nuget (Ensure-NuGet) -msbuildDir (Split-Path -parent $msbuild)
+            Restore-Project $dotnet "Roslyn.sln"
         }
 
         $args = "/nologo /v:m /nodeReuse:false /m /p:DebugDeterminism=true /p:BootstrapBuildPath=$script:bootstrapDir /p:Features=`"debug-determinism`" /p:UseRoslynAnalyzers=false Roslyn.sln"
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ function Run-Test() {
 try {
     . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "build-utils.ps1")
 
+    $dotnet = Ensure-DotnetSdk
     $msbuild = Ensure-MSBuild
     if (($bootstrapDir -eq "") -or (-not ([IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($script:bootstrapDir)))) {
         Write-Host "The bootstrap build path must be absolute"
diff --git a/src/Tools/MicroBuild/microbuild.ps1 b/src/Tools/MicroBuild/microbuild.ps1
index 28176c63436c99d131a7541b822ed3bc12b39061..c1400da7bbf9900138246a120611d6a850f2a84d 100644
--- a/src/Tools/MicroBuild/microbuild.ps1
+++ b/src/Tools/MicroBuild/microbuild.ps1
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ try {
     # one job runs with a clean cache and assures all packages we depend on are restored during 
     # the restore phase. As opposed to getting lucky based on a NuGet being available in the cache.
     if ($cibuild) {
-        $nuget = Ensure-NuGet
-        Exec-Block { & $nuget locals all -clear } | Out-Host
+        Clear-PackageCache
     }
 
     $msbuild, $msbuildDir = Ensure-MSBuildAndDir -msbuildDir $msbuildDir
diff --git a/src/Tools/MicroBuild/publish-assets.ps1 b/src/Tools/MicroBuild/publish-assets.ps1
index 8ac5ec199df61ad39fb607e83ab7cef66c8a8755..1370e17bf755e11420ca1617549fc78c5070ac00 100644
--- a/src/Tools/MicroBuild/publish-assets.ps1
+++ b/src/Tools/MicroBuild/publish-assets.ps1
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function Publish-NuGet([string]$packageDir, [string]$uploadUrl) {
             }
 
             if (-not $test) {
-                Exec-Console $nuget "push $nupkg -Source $uploadUrl -ApiKey $apiKey -NonInteractive -Verbosity quiet"
+                Exec-Console $dotnet "nuget push $nupkg --source $uploadUrl --apiKey $apiKey -v q"
             }
         }
     } 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function Normalize-BranchName([string]$branchName) {
 
 try {
     . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "..\..\..\build\scripts\build-utils.ps1")
-    $nuget = Ensure-NuGet
+    $dotnet = Ensure-DotnetExe
     $nugetDir = Join-Path $configDir "NuGet"
 
     if ($configDir -eq "") {