diff --git a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator.csproj b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator.csproj
index c2ee46c95e..471cab6cda 100644
--- a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator.csproj
+++ b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.DbMigrator.csproj
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
       <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="appsettings.secrets.json">
-      <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>