diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests.csproj b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests.csproj
index 9a04c0c8228..c7c71a864f0 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests.csproj
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