diff --git a/scratch/ScratchIslandApp/Package/Package.wapproj b/scratch/ScratchIslandApp/Package/Package.wapproj
index b99e588aaca..12b3b7d768e 100644
--- a/scratch/ScratchIslandApp/Package/Package.wapproj
+++ b/scratch/ScratchIslandApp/Package/Package.wapproj
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@
        Since PRI file generation is _before_ manifest generation (for possibly obvious or
        important reasons), that doesn't work for us.
   -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- Only for MSBuild versions < 16.3.0 -->
-    <_GenerateProjectPriFileDependsOn Condition="$(MSBuildVersion) &lt; '16.3.0'">OpenConsoleLiftDesktopBridgePriFiles;$(_GenerateProjectPriFileDependsOn)</_GenerateProjectPriFileDependsOn>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Target Name="OpenConsoleLiftDesktopBridgePriFiles" DependsOnTargets="_ConvertItems">
     <ItemGroup>
       <_PriFile Include="@(_NonWapProjProjectOutput)" Condition="'%(Extension)' == '.pri'" />
diff --git a/src/cascadia/CascadiaPackage/CascadiaPackage.wapproj b/src/cascadia/CascadiaPackage/CascadiaPackage.wapproj
index a00aaecd33c..4c93cde0c40 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/CascadiaPackage/CascadiaPackage.wapproj
+++ b/src/cascadia/CascadiaPackage/CascadiaPackage.wapproj
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@
        Since PRI file generation is _before_ manifest generation (for possibly obvious or
        important reasons), that doesn't work for us.
   -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- Only for MSBuild versions < 16.3.0 -->
-    <_GenerateProjectPriFileDependsOn Condition="$(MSBuildVersion) &lt; '16.3.0'">OpenConsoleLiftDesktopBridgePriFiles;$(_GenerateProjectPriFileDependsOn)</_GenerateProjectPriFileDependsOn>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Target Name="OpenConsoleLiftDesktopBridgePriFiles" DependsOnTargets="_ConvertItems">
     <ItemGroup>
       <_PriFile Include="@(_NonWapProjProjectOutput)" Condition="'%(Extension)' == '.pri'" />
diff --git a/src/common.build.pre.props b/src/common.build.pre.props
index 21065253edb..bcd9eb51fe5 100644
--- a/src/common.build.pre.props
+++ b/src/common.build.pre.props
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@
 
   <!-- For ALL build types-->
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset Condition="$(MSBuildVersion) &lt; '17.0.0'">v142</PlatformToolset>
-    <PlatformToolset Condition="$(MSBuildVersion) &gt;= '17.0.0'">v143</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
     <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>