diff --git a/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config b/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config
index e0253b78d1..19b6ca4a77 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config
+++ b/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <package id="AlphaFS" version="2.1.3" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Xdt" version="2.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Nuget.Core" version="2.8.2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="PublishedApplications" version="2.4.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="SimpleInjector" version="2.5.0" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/packages.config b/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/packages.config
index 96f0c237b2..93abe28393 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/packages.config
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Xdt" version="2.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Moq" version="4.2.1402.2112" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="NuGet.Core" version="2.8.2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="2.6.4" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Rx-Core" version="2.1.30214.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Rx-Interfaces" version="2.1.30214.0" targetFramework="net40" />
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests/packages.config b/src/chocolatey.tests/packages.config
index 4faecbfaeb..2fe320c32c 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests/packages.config
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Xdt" version="2.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Moq" version="4.2.1402.2112" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="NuGet.Core" version="2.8.2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="2.6.4" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Should" version="1.1.12.0" />
   <package id="TinySpec.NUnit" version="0.9.5" />
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/packages.config b/src/chocolatey/packages.config
index 53ec681766..b3a3019a63 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/packages.config
+++ b/src/chocolatey/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <package id="AlphaFS" version="2.1.3" targetFramework="net40-Client" />
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Xdt" version="2.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="NuGet.Core" version="2.8.2" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="PublishedApplications" version="2.4.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Rx-Core" version="2.1.30214.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Rx-Interfaces" version="2.1.30214.0" targetFramework="net40" />