diff --git a/src/redist/redist.csproj b/src/redist/redist.csproj
index a0fca3bb4..6a2841dbb 100644
--- a/src/redist/redist.csproj
+++ b/src/redist/redist.csproj
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Build.Tasks">
       <Version>2.0.0-beta6-60922-08</Version>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Xml">
-      <Version>4.1.1</Version>
-    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Build.Tasks">
       <Version>4.0.0-rc2</Version>
     </PackageReference>