diff --git a/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json b/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json
index 7f600483b..75cc0c4ea 100644
--- a/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json
+++ b/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc3-24113-00",
+    "Microsoft.NETCore.Runtime": "1.0.2-rc3-24113-00",
     "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.1-rc3-24113-00",
     "System.Dynamic.Runtime": "4.0.11-rc3-24113-00",
     "System.Reflection.Metadata": "1.3.0-rc3-24113-00",
diff --git a/build_projects/dotnet-host-build/project.json b/build_projects/dotnet-host-build/project.json
index b3fa14ce0..3838b838d 100644
--- a/build_projects/dotnet-host-build/project.json
+++ b/build_projects/dotnet-host-build/project.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc3-24113-00",
+    "Microsoft.NETCore.Runtime": "1.0.2-rc3-24113-00",
     "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.1-rc3-24113-00",
     "System.Dynamic.Runtime": "4.0.11-rc3-24113-00",
     "System.Reflection.Metadata": "1.3.0-rc3-24113-00",
diff --git a/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/Utils/Crossgen.cs b/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/Utils/Crossgen.cs
index 7f3c961c4..6948b9b91 100644
--- a/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/Utils/Crossgen.cs
+++ b/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/Utils/Crossgen.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
     {
         private string _coreClrVersion;
         private string _crossGenPath;
-        private List<string> _excludedLibraries = new List<string>() 
+        private static readonly string[] s_excludedLibraries = 
         {
             "mscorlib.dll",
             "mscorlib.ni.dll"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
             {
                 string fileName = Path.GetFileName(file);
 
-                if (_excludedLibraries.Any(lib => String.Equals(lib, fileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) 
+                if (s_excludedLibraries.Any(lib => String.Equals(lib, fileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) 
                     || !PEUtils.HasMetadata(file))
                 {
                     continue;
diff --git a/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/project.json b/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/project.json
index b3e71fefd..70286401a 100644
--- a/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/project.json
+++ b/build_projects/shared-build-targets-utils/project.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "description": "Build scripts for dotnet-cli",
   "dependencies": {
     "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc3-24113-00",
-    "Microsoft.NETCore.Runtime": "1.0.2-rc3-24113-00",
     "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.1-rc3-24113-00",
     "System.Dynamic.Runtime": "4.0.11-rc3-24113-00",
     "System.Reflection.Metadata": "1.3.0-rc3-24113-00",
diff --git a/src/dotnet/project.json b/src/dotnet/project.json
index 6d703a924..69be7349b 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/project.json
+++ b/src/dotnet/project.json
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions": {
       "target": "project"
     },
-    "Microsoft.NETCore.ConsoleHost": "1.0.0-rc3-24113-00",
-    "Microsoft.NETCore.TestHost": "1.0.0-rc3-24113-00",
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
       "type": "platform",
       "version": "1.0.0-rc3-*"
diff --git a/tools/MultiProjectValidator/project.json b/tools/MultiProjectValidator/project.json
index a20bc22c4..dfda07290 100644
--- a/tools/MultiProjectValidator/project.json
+++ b/tools/MultiProjectValidator/project.json
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
     "emitEntryPoint": true
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc3-24113-00",
-    "Microsoft.NETCore.Runtime": "1.0.2-rc3-24113-00",
+    "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0-rc3-*",
     "Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel": {
       "target": "project"
     },