diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
index 93015aa9b3..d06b5e7136 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
         <dependency id="NPoco" version="[3.9.3,3.666666)" />
         <dependency id="NuGet.Core" version="[2.14.0,2.666666)" />
         <dependency id="Semver" version="[2.0.4,2.666666)" />
-        <dependency id="System.Net.Http" version="[4.3.3,4.666666) "/>
         <dependency id="System.Reflection.Metadata" version="[1.5.0,1.666666)" />
         <dependency id="System.Reflection.Primitives" version="[4.3.0,4.666666)" />
         <dependency id="System.Runtime.Handles" version="[4.3.0,4.666666)" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index a9ca79ad2b..385ebffca3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="6.10.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="SqlServerCE" Version="4.0.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" Version="1.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Handles" Version="4.3.0" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 57ee55c39d..145c0ad08b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
       <!-- we want to exclude all facade references ?! -->
-      <FixedReferencePath Include="@(ReferencePath)" Condition="'%(ReferencePath.FileName)' != 'System.ValueTuple'" />
+      <FixedReferencePath Include="@(ReferencePath)" Condition="'%(ReferencePath.FileName)' != 'System.ValueTuple' and '%(ReferencePath.FileName)' != 'System.Net.Http'" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <Delete Files="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).XmlSerializers.dll" ContinueOnError="true" />
     <!--