diff --git a/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/tools/init-build.proj b/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/tools/init-build.proj
index d8c659214..c6ac16295 100644
--- a/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/tools/init-build.proj
+++ b/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/tools/init-build.proj
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
       UnpackTarballs;
       BuildUnifiedBuildTasks;
       BuildMSBuildSdkResolver;
-      BuildUnifiedBuildValidationTests;
       BuildLeakDetection;
       ExtractToolPackage;
       GenerateRootFs;
@@ -113,15 +112,6 @@
     </Touch>
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="BuildUnifiedBuildValidationTests"
-          Condition="'$(ShortStack)' != 'true' and '$(PortableBuild)' == 'true' and '$(PgoInstrument)' != 'true'" >
-    <MSBuild Projects="../../test/Microsoft.DotNet.UnifiedBuild.Tests/Microsoft.DotNet.UnifiedBuild.Tests.csproj"
-             Targets="Restore"
-             Properties="MSBuildRestoreSessionId=$([System.Guid]::NewGuid())" />
-    <MSBuild Projects="../../test/Microsoft.DotNet.UnifiedBuild.Tests/Microsoft.DotNet.UnifiedBuild.Tests.csproj"
-             Targets="Build" />
-  </Target>
-
   <Target Name="GenerateRootFs"
           Condition="'$(BuildOS)' != 'windows' and '$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' and '$(ROOTFS_DIR)' == ''">
     <PropertyGroup>