diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration/MSBuildExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration/MSBuildExtensions.cs
index 87c7a1161..c43280de5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration/MSBuildExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration/MSBuildExtensions.cs
@@ -171,20 +171,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration
 
         public static ProjectMetadataElement GetMetadataWithName(this ProjectItemElement item, string name)
         {
-            return item.Metadata.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Name.Equals(name, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-        }
-
-        public static bool HasConflictingMetadata(this ProjectItemElement item, ProjectItemElement otherItem)
-        {
-            foreach (var metadata in item.Metadata)
-            {
-                if (otherItem.Metadata.Any(m => m.Name == metadata.Name && m.Value != metadata.Value))
-                {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return false;
+            return item.Metadata.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Name.Equals(name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         }
 
         public static void AddMetadata(this ProjectItemElement item, ProjectMetadataElement metadata)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration.Tests/GivenMSBuildExtensions.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration.Tests/GivenMSBuildExtensions.cs
index f3281cd7e..c4bbf1ab8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration.Tests/GivenMSBuildExtensions.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration.Tests/GivenMSBuildExtensions.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectJsonMigration.Tests
             item1.ConditionChainsAreEquivalent(item2).Should().BeFalse();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetMetadataWithName_is_case_insensitive()
+        {
+            var project = ProjectRootElement.Create();
+            var item1 = project.AddItem("test", "include1");
+            item1.AddMetadata("name", "value");
+
+            item1.GetMetadataWithName("Name").Should().NotBeNull();
+            item1.GetMetadataWithName("Name").Value.Should().Be("value");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void HasConflictingMetadata_returns_true_when_items_have_metadata_with_same_name_but_different_value()
         {