diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.csproj
index 2db4195b003..29e5289bca5 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.csproj
@@ -941,11 +941,10 @@
   <!-- For perf, do not add more references (that will be loaded in common scenarios) without good reason -->
   <!-- ==========================================================================================-->
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework'">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <Reference Include="System.Reflection" />
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <!-- Needed by GenerateResource's ResXResourceReader: UNDONE: When CLR has moved this type to improve layering, remove this reference -->