diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 9360ad309e..b3c6c0c359 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Runtime">
-      <HintPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5\Facades\System.Runtime.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />