diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj
index f9c1caf700d..87ccf07dd8b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@
     <Reference Include="Google.ProtocolBuffers">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Google.ProtocolBuffers.2.4.1.521\lib\net40\Google.ProtocolBuffers.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Interfaces">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-Interfaces.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.Interfaces.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-Core.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.Core.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Linq">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-Linq.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.Linq.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-PlatformServices.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
@@ -71,4 +59,4 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Service Include="{82A7F48D-3B50-4B1E-B82E-3ADA8210C358}" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/MathClientServerTests.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/MathClientServerTests.cs
index 4ada95edd6d..b0f09dd881a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/MathClientServerTests.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/MathClientServerTests.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Grpc.Core;
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/packages.config
index 06c5e6a4ebe..4d6ec63b3cd 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/packages.config
@@ -2,9 +2,4 @@
 <packages>
   <package id="Google.ProtocolBuffers" version="2.4.1.521" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="2.6.4" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Core" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Interfaces" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Linq" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Main" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-PlatformServices" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj
index 1609c4e3dfd..2c5019c214b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj
@@ -31,19 +31,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-Core.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.Core.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Interfaces">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-Interfaces.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.Interfaces.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Data.Linq" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Linq">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-Linq.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.Linq.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Reactive.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Rx-PlatformServices.2.2.5\lib\net45\System.Reactive.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.ProtocolBuffers">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Google.ProtocolBuffers.2.4.1.521\lib\net40\Google.ProtocolBuffers.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs
index dba5a7736cd..bb082ec41a0 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Grpc.Core.Utils;
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs
index 03f5c31cb7a..a6885c4ef4d 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Grpc.Core;
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs
index 800dee87354..24aa93e885b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Grpc.Core;
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/packages.config
index a6a949b3b3a..51c17bcd5e7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/packages.config
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Google.ProtocolBuffers" version="2.4.1.521" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Ix-Main" version="1.2.3" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="2.6.4" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Core" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Interfaces" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Linq" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-Main" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Rx-PlatformServices" version="2.2.5" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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