diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 3ea68d951b..250bee2fe7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@
       <Name>System.Drawing</Name>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.EnterpriseServices" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions, Version=2.2.15.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.15\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
@@ -173,7 +175,9 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.15\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />