diff --git a/build/package/Installer.DEB.proj b/build/package/Installer.DEB.proj
index d06be6a302..4b684d1617 100644
--- a/build/package/Installer.DEB.proj
+++ b/build/package/Installer.DEB.proj
@@ -156,22 +156,12 @@
     <MakeDir Directories="$(DotNetDebToolOutputDirectory)" />
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="PrepareDotnetDebTool"
-          DependsOnTargets="WriteDotnetDebToolProject">
+  <Target Name="PrepareDotnetDebTool">
 
     <DotNetRestore ToolPath="$(PreviousStageDirectory)"
                    WorkingDirectory="$(DotnetDebToolDir)" />
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="WriteDotnetDebToolProject"
-          Inputs="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/$(DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName)"
-          Outputs="$(DotnetDebToolDir)/$(DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName)">
-
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/$(DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName)"
-          DestinationFiles="$(DotnetDebToolDir)/$(DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName)" />
-
-  </Target>
-
   <Target Name="TestDebuild">
       <Message Text="Don't remove this" />
 
diff --git a/build/package/Installer.DEB.targets b/build/package/Installer.DEB.targets
index d25e10331e..cb157cc40e 100644
--- a/build/package/Installer.DEB.targets
+++ b/build/package/Installer.DEB.targets
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
     <!-- dotnet deb-tool -->
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName>dotnet-deb-tool-consumer.csproj</DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName>
-      <DotnetDebToolDir>$(IntermediateDirectory)/$(DotnetDebToolConsumerProjectName)</DotnetDebToolDir>
+      <DotnetDebToolDir>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer</DotnetDebToolDir>
       <PackageTool>$(NuGetPackagesDir)/dotnet-deb-tool/$(DotnetDebToolVersion)/lib/netcoreapp2.0/tool/package_tool</PackageTool>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/build/package/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer.csproj b/build/package/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer.csproj
similarity index 100%
rename from build/package/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer.csproj
rename to build/package/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer/dotnet-deb-tool-consumer.csproj