diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 80ff52f11234..e5c8618bc5dd 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <!-- Platform needs to be set with TreatAsLocalProperty since it is a global property and cannot be overridden otherwise. -->
 <Project TreatAsLocalProperty="Platform">
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 41731cf145bd..ec737fd75078 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!--
       Disable nullable warnings when targeting anything other than our supported .NET core version(s).
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
     <PackageDescription>
       $(PackageDescription)
 
-      The source code included in this package is subject to arbitrary changes in future versions. 
+      The source code included in this package is subject to arbitrary changes in future versions.
       Updating a reference to this package to a newer version of the package may require changes in the referencing project.
       No compatibility guarantees are provided.
     </PackageDescription>
diff --git a/OverrideTest.targets b/OverrideTest.targets
index 7a9151b15e1a..f8019c6d7e23 100644
--- a/OverrideTest.targets
+++ b/OverrideTest.targets
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
-  <Target Name="Test" DependsOnTargets="TestAsTool"
-          Condition="'$(IsUnitTestProject)' == 'true' or '$(IsPerformanceTestProject)' == 'true'"/>
+
+  <Target Name="Test"
+          DependsOnTargets="TestAsTool"
+          Condition="'$(IsUnitTestProject)' == 'true' or '$(IsPerformanceTestProject)' == 'true'" />
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.props b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.props
index ef56e23437cf..428856d328c1 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(InstallerPlatform)' != 'arm64'">$(DefineConstants);InstallerVersion=200</DefineConstants>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(InstallerPlatform)' == 'arm64'">$(DefineConstants);InstallerVersion=500</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.targets b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.targets
index 100a43428a7c..cae3bada98bc 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.targets', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.wixproj'">
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="OutputFile" PropertyName="_WixBuildCommandPackageNameOutput" />
     </CreateWixBuildWixpack>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wixproj
index b324bfd1f745..7389e135944a 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wixproj
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wixproj
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wxs b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wxs
index 706b90ea2792..3af687b6f499 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wxs
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/bundles/sdk/bundle.wxs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     <?endif?>
 
     <!--
-        When installing the SDK bundle to a custom location using the commandline parameters, it is intended, not mandatory, that 
+        When installing the SDK bundle to a custom location using the commandline parameters, it is intended, not mandatory, that
         both "DOTNETHOME_X86" and "DOTNETHOME_X64" should be used on the commandline and should take this convention:
             DOTNETHOME_X86=<InstallFolder>\x86
             DOTNETHOME_X64=<InstallFolder>\x64
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@
 
       <!--
         The finalizer is not an installation package. It's detected based on the bundle's installation state (WixBundleInstalled).
-        
+
         User action        | Install | Repair  | Modify  | Uninstall | Uninstall (Upgrade)
-        WixBundleInstalled | FALSE   | TRUE    | TRUE    | TRUE      | TRUE 
+        WixBundleInstalled | FALSE   | TRUE    | TRUE    | TRUE      | TRUE
         WixBundleAction    | 6       | 8       | 7       | 4         | 4
         Finalizer (Plan)   | None    | Execute | Execute | Execute   | Execute
-        
+
         Setting an InstallCondition will cause Burn to remove the package if it evaluates to FALSE and
         the bundle is being installed, repaired, or modified. This breaks upgrades. We cannot use
         WixBundleAction in the DetectCondition because it's not finalized until the planning phase completes (after
         the detect phase). See https://github.com/orgs/wixtoolset/discussions/9017 for more detail.
-        
+
         The finalizer also takes the bundle action as a parameter to ensure it no-ops, but logs the action. -->
       <ExePackage SourceFile="$(FinalizerExeSourceFile)"
                   Bundle="no"
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/Directory.Build.props b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/Directory.Build.props
index c10f3f5ae9e0..d6e081dd1a7d 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
     <!-- Turn off ICE validation. CodeIntegrity and AppLocker block ICE checks that require elevation, even when running as administator. -->
     <SuppressValidation>true</SuppressValidation>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/placeholder/placeholder.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/placeholder/placeholder.wixproj
index 2554820cc89f..f0d1494fcbc9 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/placeholder/placeholder.wixproj
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/placeholder/placeholder.wixproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_DotNet_Build_Tasks_Installers)\build\wix5\product\dotnethome_x64.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="..\provider.wxs" />
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
       <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DependencyKeyName=NetCore_SdkPlaceholder</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/templates/templates.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/templates/templates.wixproj
index 0a9530517b6a..68559665ab44 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/templates/templates.wixproj
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/templates/templates.wixproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_DotNet_Build_Tasks_Installers)\build\wix5\product\dotnethome_x64.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="..\directories.wxs" />
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
       <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DependencyKeyName=$(DependencyKeyName)</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/toolset/toolset.wixproj b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/toolset/toolset.wixproj
index f16de2fb83b5..3131b34c4043 100644
--- a/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/toolset/toolset.wixproj
+++ b/src/Layout/pkg/windows/msis/toolset/toolset.wixproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.WixToolset.Sdk">
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_DotNet_Build_Tasks_Installers)\build\wix5\product\dotnethome_x64.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="..\registrykeys.wxs" />
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@
       <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DependencyKeyName=Dotnet_CLI</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Layout/redist/targets/GenerateMSIs.targets b/src/Layout/redist/targets/GenerateMSIs.targets
index 93b35c34eaad..6c0c1639ac82 100644
--- a/src/Layout/redist/targets/GenerateMSIs.targets
+++ b/src/Layout/redist/targets/GenerateMSIs.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateMsisDependsOn Condition="'$(GenerateSdkBundleOnly)' != 'true'">
       GenerateSdkMsi;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                          OutputPath=$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName(%(MSIInstallerFile)));
                          OutputName=$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension(%(MSIInstallerFile)));
                          DependencyKeyName=%(DependencyKeyName);TemplateLayoutDirectoryToHarvest=%(LayoutPath);
-                         BrandName=%(BrandName);UpgradeCode=%(UpgradeCode); 
+                         BrandName=%(BrandName);UpgradeCode=%(UpgradeCode);
                          DotnetSrc=%(LayoutPath)"/>
     <ItemGroup>
       <ChainMsi Include="%(TemplatesMsi.MSIInstallerFile)" />
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
index 603ae1a80b0e..0c556687fb77 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>$(SdkTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AwesomeAssertions.Json" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" />
@@ -35,5 +33,5 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
-  
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.csproj
index 969088345f1a..fea66b66efcc 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions.Tasks.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <!-- This is a smaller build of Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks to be used outside of SDK projects -->
 
@@ -8,7 +6,7 @@
     <PackageId>Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions</PackageId>
     <OutDirName>$(Configuration)\Sdks\$(PackageId)\msbuildExtensions\Microsoft\Microsoft.NET.Build.Extensions\tools</OutDirName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@
     <!-- MSBuild Task DLLs need to be versioned with every build -->
     <AutoGenerateAssemblyVersion>true</AutoGenerateAssemblyVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);EXTENSIONS</DefineConstants>
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
index bf4a545e84a5..62eb66041be9 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>
diff --git a/test/Common/Empty.props b/test/Common/Empty.props
index c112225b1be9..1c856ede75c4 100644
--- a/test/Common/Empty.props
+++ b/test/Common/Empty.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <!-- This is an empty props file used to ensure that other Directory.Build.props higher on the path aren't imported -->
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Common/Empty.targets b/test/Common/Empty.targets
index 1b661f64dd0e..9ba198ac6a7d 100644
--- a/test/Common/Empty.targets
+++ b/test/Common/Empty.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <!-- This is an empty targets file used to ensure that other Directory.Build.targets higher on the path aren't imported -->
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.targets b/test/Directory.Build.targets
index 7574c07a19fc..14e3ac1e7dc6 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/test/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests.csproj
index cda2e95e19e4..42734c6a8cd7 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests.csproj
index a5cc5adbeff4..12adb846f20a 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Clean.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
     <OutDirName>Tests\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OutDirName>
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>testSdkClean</PackageId>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.NET.TestFramework\Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests.csproj
index c160073157bc..214a424d8485 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Rebuild.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests.csproj
index ba4c241ee8e7..0c8d9d66d319 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Restore.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>testSdkRestore</PackageId>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Packaging" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" />
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
index a0083f3f9a49..64049b7cbd1e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
 
   <Target Name="GetStaticWebAssetsProjectConfiguration" Returns="@(_StaticWebAssetThisProjectConfiguration)">
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
       </_StaticWebAssetThisProjectConfiguration>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
-  
+
   <Target Name="GetCurrentProjectBuildStaticWebAssetItems" Returns="@(_BuildAsset)">
     <ItemGroup>
       <CandidateBuildAssets Include="wwwroot\**" />
@@ -66,4 +65,5 @@
       </_PublishAsset>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests.csproj
index 0cabc4330a7c..67d5060c3a72 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.Tool.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.StaticWebAssets.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.StaticWebAssets.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
index 8a2b8976b8d4..64049b7cbd1e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.StaticWebAssets.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.StaticWebAssets.Tests/content/ExternalStaticAssets.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
 
   <Target Name="GetStaticWebAssetsProjectConfiguration" Returns="@(_StaticWebAssetThisProjectConfiguration)">
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -66,4 +65,5 @@
       </_PublishAsset>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj
index 7829d0829246..7f206f2291f6 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/SetupTestRoot.targets b/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/SetupTestRoot.targets
index 9167a88eaa01..4c917cc6a6d4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/SetupTestRoot.targets
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.TestFramework/SetupTestRoot.targets
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests.csproj
index eff7863617a0..c5d593181bd2 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests/Microsoft.NET.ToolPack.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
+<Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.props b/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.props
index b5f441385aef..635af35f8509 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Disable CPM for the tests as otherwise it'll get enabled when the root directory.packages.props is found -->
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.targets b/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.targets
index 39af617d4232..058246e40862 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/TestDirectoryBuildFiles/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
-<Project>
-</Project>
+<Project />
diff --git a/test/dotnet-watch.Tests/Directory.Build.targets b/test/dotnet-watch.Tests/Directory.Build.targets
index 6ae79f4c0f1b..03f8eb02206d 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-watch.Tests/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/test/dotnet-watch.Tests/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
+
   <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.targets" />
 
   <!-- Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/9709 -->