diff --git a/src/NHibernate.Test/NHibernate.Test.csproj b/src/NHibernate.Test/NHibernate.Test.csproj
index 3c54010377..da03ddc4ac 100644
--- a/src/NHibernate.Test/NHibernate.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NHibernate.Test/NHibernate.Test.csproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
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