diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Test/ServicesVisualStudioTest.vbproj b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Test/ServicesVisualStudioTest.vbproj
index e5404396deecbb932470c9593c2a02ebd82db7fe..78b66253c9f0cd22c3c13b5574d88904d36918a4 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Test/ServicesVisualStudioTest.vbproj
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Test/ServicesVisualStudioTest.vbproj
@@ -145,16 +145,6 @@
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-         in the solution explorer since it doesn't think it resolved. By making this a target, we work around that issue. --><!--
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-        <Private>false</Private>
-      </Reference>
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     <Import Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Import Include="Xunit" />