diff --git a/src/redist/redist.csproj b/src/redist/redist.csproj
index 602128a93..7c7ef6569 100644
--- a/src/redist/redist.csproj
+++ b/src/redist/redist.csproj
@@ -150,18 +150,6 @@
           AfterTargets="Publish">
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="RetargetVSTestConsole"
-          AfterTargets="Publish">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <VSTestRuntimeConfigPath>$(PublishDir)/vstest.console.runtimeconfig.json</VSTestRuntimeConfigPath>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <ReplaceFileContents
-      InputFile="$(VSTestRuntimeConfigPath)"
-      DestinationFile="$(VSTestRuntimeConfigPath)"
-      ReplacementPatterns="1.0.0"
-      ReplacementStrings="1.1.1" />
-  </Target>
-
   <Target Name="CrossgenPublishDir"
           Condition=" '$(DISABLE_CROSSGEN)' == '' "
           AfterTargets="PublishMSBuildExtensions">