diff --git a/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests.csproj b/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests.csproj
index 3f579192766..b26dfcb93fa 100644
--- a/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <AssemblyTitle>Akka.Cluster.Metrics.Tests</AssemblyTitle>
         <TargetFrameworks>$(NetFrameworkTestVersion);$(NetTestVersion)</TargetFrameworks>
-        <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/examples/Akka.Persistence.Custom/Akka.Persistence.Custom.csproj b/src/examples/Akka.Persistence.Custom/Akka.Persistence.Custom.csproj
index afb246f5b9f..1ac887fec3a 100644
--- a/src/examples/Akka.Persistence.Custom/Akka.Persistence.Custom.csproj
+++ b/src/examples/Akka.Persistence.Custom/Akka.Persistence.Custom.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
-        <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>