diff --git a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/App.config b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/App.config
deleted file mode 100644
index eba8d1e0ba..0000000000
--- a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/App.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <probing privatePath="mods/common"></probing>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
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diff --git a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj
index c44cd28678..f341b53cad 100644
--- a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj
@@ -38,8 +38,5 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="App.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-</Project>
+</Project>
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