diff --git a/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.DesignTime/BasicProvider.DesignTime.fsproj b/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.DesignTime/BasicProvider.DesignTime.fsproj
index ab0d33bd429..95f3929fd81 100644
--- a/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.DesignTime/BasicProvider.DesignTime.fsproj
+++ b/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.DesignTime/BasicProvider.DesignTime.fsproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <DefineConstants>NO_GENERATIVE</DefineConstants>
     <DefineConstants>IS_DESIGNTIME</DefineConstants>
     <FSharpCoreImplicitPackageVersion>$(FSharpCoreShippedPackageVersionValue)</FSharpCoreImplicitPackageVersion>
+    <ProduceReferenceAssembly>false</ProduceReferenceAssembly>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.Tests/BasicProvider.Tests.fsproj b/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.Tests/BasicProvider.Tests.fsproj
index c157669ba0a..b90ea4de6f8 100644
--- a/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.Tests/BasicProvider.Tests.fsproj
+++ b/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.Tests/BasicProvider.Tests.fsproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <DefineConstants>NO_GENERATIVE</DefineConstants>
     <FSharpCoreImplicitPackageVersion>$(FSharpCoreShippedPackageVersionValue)</FSharpCoreImplicitPackageVersion>
+    <ProduceReferenceAssembly>false</ProduceReferenceAssembly>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.fsproj b/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.fsproj
index 6dc26094835..6a00d20357c 100644
--- a/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.fsproj
+++ b/tests/EndToEndBuildTests/BasicProvider/BasicProvider/BasicProvider.fsproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <FSharpCoreImplicitPackageVersion>$(FSharpCoreShippedPackageVersionValue)</FSharpCoreImplicitPackageVersion>
     <PackagePath>typeproviders</PackagePath>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU5100;NU5118</NoWarn>
+    <ProduceReferenceAssembly>false</ProduceReferenceAssembly>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>