diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index ee3ac26535..974e171238 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ Task("Run-Net-Core-Unit-Tests")
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         RunCoreTest("./tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests", parameters, true);
         RunCoreTest("./tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests", parameters, true);
+        RunCoreTest("./tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests", parameters, true);
     });
 
 Task("Run-Unit-Tests")
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.csproj
index a263307815..3aaa8f433c 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,120 +1,24 @@
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