diff --git a/dotnet/src/webdriver/WebDriver.csproj b/dotnet/src/webdriver/WebDriver.csproj
index a6f79ed7cb78c..ea540b7b211d7 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/webdriver/WebDriver.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/src/webdriver/WebDriver.csproj
@@ -70,13 +70,6 @@
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq">
-      <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions">
-      <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>