diff --git a/scripts/build/build-stage.ps1 b/scripts/build/build-stage.ps1
index d9ecd885f..71af67706 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build-stage.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build/build-stage.ps1
@@ -81,6 +81,3 @@ $BinariesForCoreHost | ForEach-Object {
     mv $OutputDir\bin\$_.exe $OutputDir\bin\$_.dll
     cp $OutputDir\bin\corehost.exe $OutputDir\bin\$_.exe
 }
-
-# remove any deps files that got brought along (they aren't needed because we have an app-local runtime and dependencies)
-del $OutputDir\bin\*.deps
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-stage.sh b/scripts/build/build-stage.sh
index 1d2a83aa3..da7c45bec 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-stage.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-stage.sh
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ do
     mv $OUTPUT_DIR/bin/${binary}.exe $OUTPUT_DIR/bin/${binary}.dll
 done
 
-# remove any deps files that got brought along (they aren't needed because we have an app-local runtime and dependencies)
-rm $OUTPUT_DIR/bin/*.deps
-
 cd $OUTPUT_DIR
 
 # Fix up permissions. Sometimes they get dropped with the wrong info