diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.BuildOrder.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.BuildOrder.targets
index d937c238c6f..ee627e65d03 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.BuildOrder.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.BuildOrder.targets
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ properties that determine build ordering.
     <_PrepareBuildApkDependsOnTargets>
       _SetLatestTargetFrameworkVersion;
       _GetLibraryImports;
+      _RemoveRegisterAttribute;
       _ResolveAssemblies;
       _ResolveSatellitePaths;
       _CreatePackageWorkspace;
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
index 5f374dc948b..5d5033b65b4 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
@@ -1867,7 +1867,6 @@ because xbuild doesn't support framework reference assemblies.
 <PropertyGroup>
 	<_CompileToDalvikDependsOnTargets>
 		_CompileJava;
-		_RemoveRegisterAttribute;
 		_CreateApplicationSharedLibraries;
 		_GetMonoPlatformJarPath;
 		_GetLibraryImports;