diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index 6c1b55273c..96bbeb685e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@
     <None Include="config\Dashboard.Release.config">
       <DependentUpon>Dashboard.config</DependentUpon>
     </None>
-    <Content Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="umbraco\config\create\UI.Release.xml">
       <DependentUpon>UI.xml</DependentUpon>
     </None>