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index 476892aaa..537aa3a4a 100644
--- a/src/Android/Android.csproj
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diff --git a/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj b/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj
index 1c713cf93..4adaf8855 100644
--- a/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj
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@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/iOS.Extension/iOS.Extension.csproj b/src/iOS.Extension/iOS.Extension.csproj
index fa3483e53..e5c075edf 100644
--- a/src/iOS.Extension/iOS.Extension.csproj
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index 0fea0ee2b..6c5fdbe67 100644
--- a/src/iOS/iOS.csproj
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@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@
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