diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 0445947441..19395f05e1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@
       <HintPath>..\packages\Lucene.Net.2.9.4.1\lib\net40\Lucene.Net.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.Administration, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <Private>True</Private>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Administration.7.0.0.0\lib\net20\Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <Private>True</Private>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.1.0.0.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll</HintPath>