diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index e201b250d4..cce7907c6c 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Targets" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.squirrel.windows" Version="1.9.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.2.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="2.2.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="DiscordRichPresence" Version="1.0.169" />
-    <!-- .NET 3.1 SDK seems to cause issues with a runtime specification. This will likely be resolved in .NET 5. -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.FileSystem.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Handles" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices" Version="4.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Resources">
     <EmbeddedResource Include="lazer.ico" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 97f4320c95..eb541c9de5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.NewtonsoftJson" Version="3.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.2.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite.Core" Version="2.2.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Targets" Version="3.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework" Version="2021.127.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Game.Resources" Version="2020.1202.0" />