Automatic reference to Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.UnitTesting

Question

The following references are being automatically added to my (console application) project:

Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.UnitTesting.dll
Microsoft.Data.Tools.Components.dll

My boss can't open the project on his machine.

As far as I know, I don't have any schema unit tests in the project, and there should be no reason for these references.

How can I resolve this? Might it be caused by the fact that I am running SSDT and my boss is not?

Update

The references can be removed via the References node in Solution Explorer, as well as via Project Properties -> References -> Unused References..., but when I next reopen the solution they are added back again.

This is a multi-project solution, but none of the other projects (WPF Application, 2 class libraries) have these added references.

Alisa

If they're really not used your boss should be able to just edit the lines out of the project file - it's XML and easy to understand. – Phene

As noted in my update, the references are re-added when I next open the solution. – Alisa

OK, but your boss can at least open the project and it'll get re-added to your copy not his. As long as you check-in the version without the extra lines and you're careful not to re-add them when you commit you'll be able to work together as a work-around until you figure out where they're coming from. – Phene

I think you can find you answer here: #3293817 – Vernice

Answer 1

Apparently this is being caused by SSDT, because when my boss installed SSDT on his machine he was then able to open the project without any problems.

Perhaps SSDT might be treating this as an SQL project, because there are a number of SQL files included in the project.

Alisa