diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index ef57265a06..87d9ce8eec 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -160,14 +160,6 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions, Version=2.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives, Version=4.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/packages.config b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
index 269b901a97..58f9102aa1 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/packages.config
+++ b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/maste
 -->
 <packages>
   <package id="DeltaCompressionDotNet" version="1.1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Mono.Cecil" version="0.9.6.4" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="OpenTK" version="3.0.0-git00009" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="SharpCompress" version="0.18.1" targetFramework="net461" />