diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk.csproj b/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk.csproj
index d90ff02949..08106f6492 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk.csproj
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<ProjectReference Include="../BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj" />
 	</ItemGroup>
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<Compile Remove="Classes/Api/PluginBase.cs" />
+		<Compile Remove="Interfaces/IPlugin.cs" />
+	</ItemGroup>
 	<Import Project="../NamespaceAliasHack.abs.targets" />
 </Project>