diff --git a/eng/helix/content/runtests.cmd b/eng/helix/content/runtests.cmd
index 44d8b83c57f7..26887e01de37 100644
--- a/eng/helix/content/runtests.cmd
+++ b/eng/helix/content/runtests.cmd
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ set DOTNET_CLI_HOME=%HELIX_CORRELATION_PAYLOAD%\home
 
 set PATH=%DOTNET_ROOT%;!PATH!;%HELIX_CORRELATION_PAYLOAD%\node\bin
 echo Set path to: %PATH%
-echo "Installing SDK"
-powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; &([scriptblock]::Create((Invoke-WebRequest -useb 'https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1'))) -Architecture %$arch% -Version %$sdkVersion% -InstallDir %DOTNET_ROOT%"
 echo "Installing Runtime"
 powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; &([scriptblock]::Create((Invoke-WebRequest -useb 'https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1'))) -Architecture %$arch% -Runtime dotnet -Version %$runtimeVersion% -InstallDir %DOTNET_ROOT%"
 
diff --git a/eng/helix/content/runtests.sh b/eng/helix/content/runtests.sh
index 0a5742db395b..141520514c74 100644
--- a/eng/helix/content/runtests.sh
+++ b/eng/helix/content/runtests.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export DOTNET_ROOT="$DIR/.dotnet$RANDOM"
 export PATH="$DOTNET_ROOT:$PATH:$DIR/node/bin"
 
 # Prevent fallback to global .NET locations. This ensures our tests use the shared frameworks we specify and don't rollforward to something else that might be installed on the machine
-export DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=0
+export DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=0 
 
 # Avoid contaminating userprofiles
 # Add $random to path to ensure tests don't expect home to be in a particular path
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@ fi
 # Call "sync" between "chmod" and execution to prevent "text file busy" error in Docker (aufs)
 chmod +x "dotnet-install.sh"; sync
 
-./dotnet-install.sh --version $dotnet_sdk_version --install-dir "$DOTNET_ROOT"
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    sdk_retries=3
-    while [ $sdk_retries -gt 0 ]; do
-        ./dotnet-install.sh --version $dotnet_sdk_version --install-dir "$DOTNET_ROOT"
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            let sdk_retries=sdk_retries-1
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}Failed to install .NET Core SDK $version. Retries left: $sdk_retries.${RESET}"
-        else
-            sdk_retries=0
-        fi
-    done
-fi
-
 ./dotnet-install.sh --runtime dotnet --version $dotnet_runtime_version --install-dir "$DOTNET_ROOT"
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     runtime_retries=3
@@ -86,10 +72,10 @@ fi
 sync
 
 exit_code=0
-echo "Restore: $DOTNET_ROOT/dotnet restore RunTests/RunTests.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --ignore-failed-sources..."
-$DOTNET_ROOT/dotnet restore RunTests/RunTests.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --ignore-failed-sources
-echo "Running tests: $DOTNET_ROOT/dotnet run --project RunTests/RunTests.csproj -- --target $1 --sdk $2 --runtime $3 --queue $4 --arch $5 --quarantined $6 --ef $7 --aspnetruntime $8 --aspnetref $9..."
-$DOTNET_ROOT/dotnet run --project RunTests/RunTests.csproj -- --target $1 --sdk $2 --runtime $3 --queue $4 --arch $5 --quarantined $6 --ef $7 --aspnetruntime $8 --aspnetref $9
+echo "Restore: dotnet restore RunTests/RunTests.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --ignore-failed-sources..."
+dotnet restore RunTests/RunTests.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --ignore-failed-sources
+echo "Running tests: dotnet run --project RunTests/RunTests.csproj -- --target $1 --sdk $2 --runtime $3 --queue $4 --arch $5 --quarantined $6 --ef $7 --aspnetruntime $8 --aspnetref $9..."
+dotnet run --project RunTests/RunTests.csproj -- --target $1 --sdk $2 --runtime $3 --queue $4 --arch $5 --quarantined $6 --ef $7 --aspnetruntime $8 --aspnetref $9
 exit_code=$?
 echo "Finished tests...exit_code=$exit_code"
 exit $exit_code
diff --git a/eng/helix/helix.proj b/eng/helix/helix.proj
index b90569314536..08d353410ea0 100644
--- a/eng/helix/helix.proj
+++ b/eng/helix/helix.proj
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
     <SkipInvalidConfigurations>true</SkipInvalidConfigurations>
     <MaxRetryCount Condition="'$(MaxRetryCount)' == ''">2</MaxRetryCount>
     <HelixAccessToken Condition="'$(_UseHelixOpenQueues)' != 'true'">$(HelixApiAccessToken)</HelixAccessToken>
+    <IncludeDotNetCli>true</IncludeDotNetCli>
+    <DotNetCliPackageType>sdk</DotNetCliPackageType>
+    <DotNetCliVersion>$(NETCoreSdkVersion)</DotNetCliVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true' ">