diff --git a/src/Framework/App.Ref/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.sfxproj b/src/Framework/App.Ref/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.sfxproj
index 4e68f38c1c44..4c308371ce39 100644
--- a/src/Framework/App.Ref/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.sfxproj
+++ b/src/Framework/App.Ref/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.sfxproj
@@ -101,17 +101,6 @@
     <PackageOverridesFile Include="$(ReferencePackageOverridesPath)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!--
-    COMPAT: Remove the System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs reference from the project.
-    We don't package System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs into the reference pack for ASP.NET Core.
-  -->
-  <Target Name="_RemovePkcsReference" AfterTargets="ResolveReferences">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <ReferencePath Remove="@(ReferencePath)" Condition="'%(FileName)' == 'System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs'" />
-      <IgnoredReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-  </Target>
-
   <Target Name="_AddAnalyzersToRefPack" BeforeTargets="GetFilesToPackage">
     <ItemGroup>
       <!-- Include analyzers from dotnet/runtime. Start with the non-Roslyn-versioned ones -->
diff --git a/src/Framework/test/TestData.cs b/src/Framework/test/TestData.cs
index 78e9a72a04d7..ba2971e8a6c0 100644
--- a/src/Framework/test/TestData.cs
+++ b/src/Framework/test/TestData.cs
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ static TestData()
                 { "Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers" },
                 { "System.Diagnostics.EventLog" },
                 { "System.Formats.Cbor" },
+                { "System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs" },
                 { "System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" },
                 { "System.Threading.RateLimiting" },
             };