diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 16f8a0c019e..246a75277c8 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
   <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" />
   <Import Project="eng\testing\linker\trimmingTests.targets" Condition="'$(IsPublishedAppTestProject)' == 'true'" />
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.NETCore.App"
-                        Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'"
-                        RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version)"
-                        TargetingPackVersion="$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion)" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <Target Name="GetCustomAssemblyAttributes"
           BeforeTargets="GetAssemblyAttributes"
           Condition=" '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj' "
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 9e774a9ebbc..cc9ebd912ec 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -41,19 +41,6 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
       <Sha>e733539a38458c5c3a64688b55a702444e470700</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1">
-      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>e733539a38458c5c3a64688b55a702444e470700</Sha>
-    </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.win-x64" Version="9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1">
-      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>e733539a38458c5c3a64688b55a702444e470700</Sha>
-    </Dependency>
-    <!-- NB: Using BrowserDebugHost to represent the nonshipping version of Microsoft.NETCore.App -->
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.BrowserDebugHost.Transport" Version="9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1">
-      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>e733539a38458c5c3a64688b55a702444e470700</Sha>
-    </Dependency>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="9.0.0-beta.23553.1">
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 24a08280b73..676ff0baa79 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
     <MicrosoftExtensionsHostFactoryResolverSourcesVersion>9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1</MicrosoftExtensionsHostFactoryResolverSourcesVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>
     <SystemTextJsonVersion>9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1</SystemTextJsonVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion>9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion>9.0.0-alpha.1.23556.1</MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Dependencies from dotnet/arcade">
     <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>9.0.0-beta.23553.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>
diff --git a/eng/helix.proj b/eng/helix.proj
index fce3e5c0614..bcd11129182 100644
--- a/eng/helix.proj
+++ b/eng/helix.proj
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <AdditionalDotNetPackage Include="$(MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion)">
-      <PackageType>runtime</PackageType>
-    </AdditionalDotNetPackage>
-
     <AdditionalDotNetPackageFeed Include="https://dotnetbuilds.blob.core.windows.net/internal"
                                  Condition="'$(SYSTEM_TEAMPROJECT)' == 'internal'">
       <SasToken>$([System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('DotNetBuildsInternalReadSasToken'))</SasToken>
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index eae70ef331d..3191d71aed2 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.100-rtm.23506.1",
+    "version": "8.0.100-rc.2.23502.2",
     "allowPrerelease": true,
     "rollForward": "latestMajor"
   },
   "tools": {
-    "dotnet": "8.0.100-rtm.23506.1",
-    "runtimes": {
-      "dotnet": [
-        "$(MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion)"
-      ]
-    }
+    "dotnet": "8.0.100-rc.2.23502.2"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
     "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "9.0.0-beta.23553.1",