diff --git a/eng/illink.targets b/eng/illink.targets
index 6ac5e9ac2a1ee0..79fc5e813ae987 100644
--- a/eng/illink.targets
+++ b/eng/illink.targets
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@
             RootAssemblyNames=""
             OutputDirectory="$(ILLinkTrimOutputPath)"
             ClearInitLocals="$(ILLinkClearInitLocals)"
-            ClearInitLocalsAssemblies="$(TargetName)"
             ExtraArgs="$(ILLinkArgs)"
             ToolExe="$(_DotNetHostFileName)"
             ToolPath="$(_DotNetHostDirectory)" />