diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.csproj b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.csproj
index d2331a5378e..414590f4f2b 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <Project Sdk="MSBuild.Sdk.Extras">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.4;uap10.0;native;net461;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
+    <!--<TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.4;uap10.0;native;net461;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>-->
+    <!-- Removed 'native' target to unblock CI on VS 16.8, tied to changes breaking workaround for https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/5154 -->
+    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.4;uap10.0;net461;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);NETFX_CORE</DefineConstants>
     <Title>Windows Community Toolkit Notifications</Title>
     <Description>
diff --git a/Windows Community Toolkit.sln b/Windows Community Toolkit.sln
index b16526502a3..19e1beb3709 100644
--- a/Windows Community Toolkit.sln	
+++ b/Windows Community Toolkit.sln	
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 EndProject
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 EndProject
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-	EndProjectSection
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