diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
index 295d41b097..ac5ef498f5 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-            <dependency id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="[5.0.0, 6.0.0)" />
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index b74e71974d..6d577a3d5e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
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-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.6\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/packages.config b/src/Umbraco.Core/packages.config
index 69a14dc20f..d1852384c8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/packages.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/packages.config
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.6" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net45" />
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 </packages>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
index 16d227422a..129eab4cfc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
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-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.6\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/packages.config b/src/Umbraco.Tests/packages.config
index d52a03fd84..3f2292a8b8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/packages.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/packages.config
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.6" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net45" />
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index 32c77ffe5e..39d408c1d6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
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-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.6\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.4.5.11\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/packages.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/packages.config
index e41fc60541..8c7ded2b5a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/packages.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/packages.config
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.6" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net45" />
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   <package id="uGoLive" version="1.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="UrlRewritingNet.UrlRewriter" version="2.0.60829.1" targetFramework="net40" />
-</packages>
+</packages>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 563d415509..2584f84c5e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
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-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.6\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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       <Private>True</Private>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/packages.config b/src/Umbraco.Web/packages.config
index fc55fad500..a301d3952f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/packages.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/packages.config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.6" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net45" />
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diff --git a/src/packages/repositories.config b/src/packages/repositories.config
index be0950eb2e..87e0c3c41d 100644
--- a/src/packages/repositories.config
+++ b/src/packages/repositories.config
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   <repository path="..\umbraco.datalayer\packages.config" />
   <repository path="..\umbraco.editorControls\packages.config" />
   <repository path="..\umbraco.MacroEngines\packages.config" />
-  <repository path="..\umbraco.macroRenderings\packages.config" />
   <repository path="..\Umbraco.Tests\packages.config" />
   <repository path="..\Umbraco.Web.UI\packages.config" />
   <repository path="..\Umbraco.Web\packages.config" />
diff --git a/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/packages.config b/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/packages.config
index 27ddea63a7..992451e496 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/packages.config
+++ b/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/packages.config
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.6" targetFramework="net45" />
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 </packages>
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diff --git a/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/umbraco.MacroEngines.csproj b/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/umbraco.MacroEngines.csproj
index 18d4c003b0..b2c315dfad 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/umbraco.MacroEngines.csproj
+++ b/src/umbraco.MacroEngines/umbraco.MacroEngines.csproj
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
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