diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Web.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Web.config
index bd455e7a76a..b01544d62dc 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Web.config
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Web.config
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         <compilation targetFramework="4.8">
             <assemblies>
                 <add assembly="System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089" />
-                <add assembly="System.Net.Http, Version=4.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
                 <add assembly="System.Web.Abstractions, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
                 <add assembly="System.Web.Routing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
                 <add assembly="System.Data.Linq, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089" />