diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Assembly.cs b/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Assembly.cs
index 4a3999e45a..7d2c9d5368 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Assembly.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Assembly.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests, PublicKey=00240000048000009400000006020000002400005253413100040000010001004b86c4cb78549b34bab61a3b1800e23bfeb5b3ec390074041536a7e3cbd97f5f04cf0f857155a8928eaa29ebfd11cfbbad3ba70efea7bda3226c6a8d370a4cd303f714486b6ebc225985a638471e6ef571cc92a4613c00b8fa65d61ccee0cbe5f36330c9a01f4183559f1bef24cc2917c6d913e3a541333a1d05d9bed22b38cb")]
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests, PublicKey=002400000480000094000000060200000024000052534131000400000100010015c01ae1f50e8cc09ba9eac9147cf8fd9fce2cfe9f8dce4f7301c4132ca9fb50ce8cbf1df4dc18dd4d210e4345c744ecb3365ed327efdbc52603faa5e21daa11234c8c4a73e51f03bf192544581ebe107adee3a34928e39d04e524a9ce729d5090bfd7dad9d10c722c0def9ccc08ff0a03790e48bcd1f9b6c476063e1966a1c4")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("mlnet, PublicKey=00240000048000009400000006020000002400005253413100040000010001004b86c4cb78549b34bab61a3b1800e23bfeb5b3ec390074041536a7e3cbd97f5f04cf0f857155a8928eaa29ebfd11cfbbad3ba70efea7bda3226c6a8d370a4cd303f714486b6ebc225985a638471e6ef571cc92a4613c00b8fa65d61ccee0cbe5f36330c9a01f4183559f1bef24cc2917c6d913e3a541333a1d05d9bed22b38cb")]
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("mlnet.Tests, PublicKey=00240000048000009400000006020000002400005253413100040000010001004b86c4cb78549b34bab61a3b1800e23bfeb5b3ec390074041536a7e3cbd97f5f04cf0f857155a8928eaa29ebfd11cfbbad3ba70efea7bda3226c6a8d370a4cd303f714486b6ebc225985a638471e6ef571cc92a4613c00b8fa65d61ccee0cbe5f36330c9a01f4183559f1bef24cc2917c6d913e3a541333a1d05d9bed22b38cb")]
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("mlnet.Tests, PublicKey=002400000480000094000000060200000024000052534131000400000100010015c01ae1f50e8cc09ba9eac9147cf8fd9fce2cfe9f8dce4f7301c4132ca9fb50ce8cbf1df4dc18dd4d210e4345c744ecb3365ed327efdbc52603faa5e21daa11234c8c4a73e51f03bf192544581ebe107adee3a34928e39d04e524a9ce729d5090bfd7dad9d10c722c0def9ccc08ff0a03790e48bcd1f9b6c476063e1966a1c4")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Benchmark, PublicKey=00240000048000009400000006020000002400005253413100040000010001004b86c4cb78549b34bab61a3b1800e23bfeb5b3ec390074041536a7e3cbd97f5f04cf0f857155a8928eaa29ebfd11cfbbad3ba70efea7bda3226c6a8d370a4cd303f714486b6ebc225985a638471e6ef571cc92a4613c00b8fa65d61ccee0cbe5f36330c9a01f4183559f1bef24cc2917c6d913e3a541333a1d05d9bed22b38cb")]
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Microsoft.ML.Auto.csproj b/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Microsoft.ML.Auto.csproj
index cb8eb4fc72..b13120524f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Microsoft.ML.Auto.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ML.Auto/Microsoft.ML.Auto.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights" Version="2.9.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions" Version="2.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML" Version="1.0.0-preview" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ML.LightGBM" Version="1.0.0-preview" />
diff --git a/src/mlnet/Assembly.cs b/src/mlnet/Assembly.cs
index 6b2f72d314..4046d78a11 100644
--- a/src/mlnet/Assembly.cs
+++ b/src/mlnet/Assembly.cs
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("mlnet.Tests, PublicKey=00240000048000009400000006020000002400005253413100040000010001004b86c4cb78549b34bab61a3b1800e23bfeb5b3ec390074041536a7e3cbd97f5f04cf0f857155a8928eaa29ebfd11cfbbad3ba70efea7bda3226c6a8d370a4cd303f714486b6ebc225985a638471e6ef571cc92a4613c00b8fa65d61ccee0cbe5f36330c9a01f4183559f1bef24cc2917c6d913e3a541333a1d05d9bed22b38cb")]
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+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("mlnet.Tests, PublicKey=002400000480000094000000060200000024000052534131000400000100010015c01ae1f50e8cc09ba9eac9147cf8fd9fce2cfe9f8dce4f7301c4132ca9fb50ce8cbf1df4dc18dd4d210e4345c744ecb3365ed327efdbc52603faa5e21daa11234c8c4a73e51f03bf192544581ebe107adee3a34928e39d04e524a9ce729d5090bfd7dad9d10c722c0def9ccc08ff0a03790e48bcd1f9b6c476063e1966a1c4")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mlnet/mlnet.csproj b/src/mlnet/mlnet.csproj
index ea5fe98666..f1e2fd5ae3 100644
--- a/src/mlnet/mlnet.csproj
+++ b/src/mlnet/mlnet.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.5.11" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine.Experimental" Version="0.2.0-alpha.19174.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="4.5.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights" Version="2.9.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Directory.Build.props b/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Directory.Build.props
deleted file mode 100644
index e161d1461b..0000000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Directory.Build.props
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<Project>
-  <Import Project="..\..\Directory.Build.props" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <VSTestLogger>trx</VSTestLogger>
-    <VSTestResultsDirectory>$(OutputPath)</VSTestResultsDirectory>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests.csproj
index 5e5547f422..3a9140e449 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
-
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
 
     <!-- TODO: make the code compliant and remove the following two lines: -->
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/run-tests.proj b/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/run-tests.proj
deleted file mode 100644
index dd2433b3c5..0000000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.ML.AutoML.Tests/run-tests.proj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<Project>
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), Directory.Build.props))\Directory.Build.props" />
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Project Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)**\*.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <Target Name="RunTests">
-    <Message Importance="High" Text="Running tests ..." />
-    <MSBuild Targets="VSTest"
-             Projects="@(Project)"
-             Properties="VSTestNoBuild=true" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), Directory.Build.targets))\Directory.Build.targets" />
-
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.traversal.targets))\dir.traversal.targets" />
-
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/mlnet.Tests/Directory.Build.props b/test/mlnet.Tests/Directory.Build.props
deleted file mode 100644
index e161d1461b..0000000000
--- a/test/mlnet.Tests/Directory.Build.props
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<Project>
-  <Import Project="..\..\Directory.Build.props" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <VSTestLogger>trx</VSTestLogger>
-    <VSTestResultsDirectory>$(OutputPath)</VSTestResultsDirectory>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/mlnet.Tests/mlnet.Tests.csproj b/test/mlnet.Tests/mlnet.Tests.csproj
index 107f8e983b..85e7da8dd1 100644
--- a/test/mlnet.Tests/mlnet.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/mlnet.Tests/mlnet.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <!-- TODO: make the code compliant and remove the following two lines: -->
     <UseStyleCopAnalyzer>false</UseStyleCopAnalyzer>
diff --git a/test/mlnet.Tests/run-tests.proj b/test/mlnet.Tests/run-tests.proj
deleted file mode 100644
index dd2433b3c5..0000000000
--- a/test/mlnet.Tests/run-tests.proj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<Project>
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), Directory.Build.props))\Directory.Build.props" />
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Project Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)**\*.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <Target Name="RunTests">
-    <Message Importance="High" Text="Running tests ..." />
-    <MSBuild Targets="VSTest"
-             Projects="@(Project)"
-             Properties="VSTestNoBuild=true" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), Directory.Build.targets))\Directory.Build.targets" />
-
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.traversal.targets))\dir.traversal.targets" />
-
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file