diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.Shared.xml b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.Shared.xml
index b70cb912600ec..3c93283df29b5 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.Shared.xml
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/ILLink/ILLink.Descriptors.Shared.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
       <!-- Methods is used by VS Tasks Window. -->
       <method name="GetActiveTaskFromId" />
     </type>
+
+     <!-- methods used by hot reload --> 
+    <type fullname="System.Reflection.Metadata.AssemblyExtensions">
+      <method name="GetApplyUpdateCapabilities" />
+    </type>
   </assembly>
 
   <assembly fullname="System.Private.CoreLib" feature="System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventSource.IsSupported" featurevalue="true" featuredefault="true">
@@ -62,13 +67,4 @@
       <method signature="System.Void Initialize()" />
     </type>
   </assembly>
-
-  <!-- methods used by hot reload.
-       TODO: once there's a feature flag, add it to the linker descriptor
-  -->
-  <assembly fullname="System.Private.CoreLib">
-    <type fullname="System.Reflection.Metadata.AssemblyExtensions">
-      <method name="GetApplyUpdateCapabilities" />
-    </type>
-  </assembly>
 </linker>