diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index a06484214b..3ca6411812 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Clowd.Squirrel" Version="2.8.28-pre" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Targets" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="5.0.14" />
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="DiscordRichPresence" Version="1.0.175" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Resources">
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 7b0f8c72c5..db1a945765 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="5.0.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite.Core" Version="5.0.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Targets" Version="3.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.LocalisationAnalyser" Version="2022.320.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>