diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index 48e0db1d99..934004dfde 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
     <TargetZone>LocalIntranet</TargetZone>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects> 
+    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
     <Install>true</Install>
     <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@
       <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\DeltaCompressionDotNet.1.1.0\lib\net20\DeltaCompressionDotNet.PatchApi.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib, Version=0.86.0.518, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b03e6acf1164f73, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\SharpZipLib.0.86.0\lib\20\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil, Version=0.9.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.6.4\lib\net45\Mono.Cecil.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/packages.config b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
index 50a70fb6ef..bdeaf1de89 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/packages.config
+++ b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-
 <!--
 Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/maste
   <package id="DeltaCompressionDotNet" version="1.1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Mono.Cecil" version="0.9.6.4" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="SharpZipLib" version="0.86.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Splat" version="2.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="squirrel.windows" version="1.5.2" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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