diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj
index a056d39e..0448bd96 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\packages\CommandLineArgumentsParser.3.0.5\lib\net45\CommandLineArgumentsParser.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.9.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="SimMetrics.Net, Version=1.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\SimMetrics.Net.1.0.1.0\lib\net45\SimMetrics.Net.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="WireMock.Net">
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/packages.config b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/packages.config
index 8d882c36..3d81c023 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/packages.config
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="CommandLineArgumentsParser" version="3.0.5" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="SimMetrics.Net" version="1.0.1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
 </packages>
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