diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit.csproj
index 253a567f80..ce24c52292 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit.csproj
@@ -467,17 +467,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
-  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets'))" />
-  </Target>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets. -->
   <!--
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Octokit/packages.config b/Octokit/packages.config
index 0ce8c1006d..3ea7ffea1a 100644
--- a/Octokit/packages.config
+++ b/Octokit/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wp8+wpa81" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.21" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wp8+wpa81" />
   <package id="SimpleJson" version="0.38.0" targetFramework="net45" developmentDependency="true" />
-</packages>
\ No newline at end of file
+</packages>