diff --git a/build-test.sh b/build-test.sh
index e33ac47fd4a0..fd2d8af3d99f 100755
--- a/build-test.sh
+++ b/build-test.sh
@@ -180,14 +180,6 @@ generate_layout()
     # Make sure to copy over the pulled down packages
     cp -r $__BinDir/* $CORE_ROOT/ > /dev/null
 
-    # Work hardcoded path around
-    if [ ! -f "${__BuildToolsDir}/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.Targets" ]; then
-        ln -s "${__BuildToolsDir}/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.targets" "${__BuildToolsDir}/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.Targets"
-    fi
-    if [ ! -f "${__BuildToolsDir}/Microsoft.CSharp.targets" ]; then
-        ln -s "${__BuildToolsDir}/Microsoft.CSharp.Targets" "${__BuildToolsDir}/Microsoft.CSharp.targets"
-    fi
-
 }
 
 generate_testhost()
diff --git a/tests/dir.props b/tests/dir.props
index b29983cfbe9e..ddebf485f998 100644
--- a/tests/dir.props
+++ b/tests/dir.props
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     <BuildToolsTargets45>$(BuildToolsTargetsDesktop)</BuildToolsTargets45>
     <RunningOnUnix Condition="('$(RunningOnUnix)' == '') And ('$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core') And ('$(OS)'!='Windows_NT')">true</RunningOnUnix>
     <UseBuildTools>true</UseBuildTools>
-    <UseBuildTools Condition="'$(OS)'=='Windows_NT' And '$(RunningOnCore)' == 'true'">false</UseBuildTools>
   </PropertyGroup>  
 
   <!-- Common repo directories -->
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
     <DotnetCliPath Condition="'$(DotnetCliPath)'==''">$(ToolsDir)dotnetcli\</DotnetCliPath>
     <BuildToolsTaskDir Condition="'$(BuildToolsTargets45)' == 'true'">$(ToolsDir)net46\</BuildToolsTaskDir>
     <OverrideToolHost Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">$(DotnetCliPath)dotnet</OverrideToolHost>
-    <CSharpCoreTargetsPath Condition="('$(BuildToolsTargetsDesktop)' != 'true') And ('$(UseBuildTools)'=='true')">$(ToolsDir)\Microsoft.CSharp.Core.targets</CSharpCoreTargetsPath>
     <!-- We don't use any of MSBuild's resolution logic for resolving the framework, so just set these two properties to any folder that exists to skip
          the GenerateReferenceAssemblyPaths task (not target) and to prevent it from outputting a warning (MSB3644). -->
     <_TargetFrameworkDirectories Condition="'$(BuildToolsTargetsDesktop)' != 'true'">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/Documentation</_TargetFrameworkDirectories>