diff --git a/eng/Signing.props b/eng/Signing.props
index a7b95508ad..d0df96b05d 100644
--- a/eng/Signing.props
+++ b/eng/Signing.props
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
       Arcade's Sign.proj multiple times for different sets of files as the build progresses.
     -->
     <ItemsToSign Remove="@(ItemsToSign)" />
+
+    <!-- apphost and comhost template files are not signed, by design. -->
+    <FileSignInfo Include="apphost.exe;comhost.dll" CertificateName="None" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(SignBinaries)' == 'true'">
@@ -23,7 +26,6 @@
     <ItemsToSign Include="$(BaseOutputRootPath)corehost/**/ijwhost.dll" />
     <ItemsToSign Include="$(BaseOutputRootPath)corehost/**/winrthost.dll" />
     <ItemsToSign Include="$(BaseOutputRootPath)corehost/**/nethost.dll" />
-    <!-- Note: apphost is not signed, by design. -->
 
     <ItemsToSign Include="$(CrossGenRootPath)**/*.dll" />