diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Setup/VisualStudioSetup.csproj b/src/VisualStudio/Setup/VisualStudioSetup.csproj
index b7a0835eace446db2f2165095e105463da5d9652..271a7f153bf3fb9a0d17daa4df53d269f1ec4442 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Setup/VisualStudioSetup.csproj
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Setup/VisualStudioSetup.csproj
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);OFFICIAL_BUILD</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Project References">
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Compilers\Core\MSBuildTask\MSBuildTask.csproj">
-      <Project>{d874349c-8bb3-4bdc-8535-2d52ccca1198}</Project>
-      <Name>MSBuildTask</Name>
-      <IncludeOutputGroupsInVSIX>BuiltProjectOutputGroup</IncludeOutputGroupsInVSIX>
-    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Compilers\Core\Portable\CodeAnalysis.csproj">
       <Project>{1EE8CAD3-55F9-4D91-96B2-084641DA9A6C}</Project>
       <Name>CodeAnalysis</Name>