diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/CompilationLibrary.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/CompilationLibrary.cs
index 5eee6fa5a..39bae66bc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/CompilationLibrary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/CompilationLibrary.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel
         public IEnumerable<string> ResolveReferencePaths()
         {
             var entryAssembly = _entryAssembly.Value;
-            var entryAssemblyName = entryAssembly.GetName().Name;
 
             string basePath;
             string fullName;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/DependencyContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/DependencyContext.cs
index 229a0dbcb..6372a3cd0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/DependencyContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel/DependencyContext.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel
 
             if (stream == null)
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Entry assembly was compiled without `preserveCompilationContext` enabled");
+                return null;
             }
 
             using (stream)