diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
index 1ae0958af..599c7f9ae 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ steps:
 # Use the clean metadata from the last step to generate DotNet files.
 
 - template: use-dotnet-sdk.yml
-  parameters:
-    version: '7.x' # Hidi tool is NET7 app
 
 # verify that generated metadata is parsable as an Edm model
 - pwsh: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/msgraph-metadata/scripts/run-metadata-validation.ps1 -repoDirectory "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/msgraph-metadata/" -version "${{ parameters.endpoint }}"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml
index 8ff29c056..4ded0fe6e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ jobs:
 
   - template: checkout-metadata.yml
   - template: use-dotnet-sdk.yml
-    parameters:
-      version: '7.x' # Hidi tool is NET7 app
 
   - pwsh: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.OpenApi.Hidi --prerelease
     displayName: install hidi