diff --git a/libs/native/bftree-garnet/BfTreeInterop.csproj b/libs/native/bftree-garnet/BfTreeInterop.csproj
index fde30721c16..baffea35e8b 100644
--- a/libs/native/bftree-garnet/BfTreeInterop.csproj
+++ b/libs/native/bftree-garnet/BfTreeInterop.csproj
@@ -68,19 +68,6 @@
              Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)target/release/libbftree_garnet.dylib')" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Fallback: when Rust isn't installed (no target/release/ output), copy the committed
-       runtimes/<rid>/native/ binary to the output root so framework-dependent hosts
-       (e.g. BfTreeInterop.test) that probe the app directory can load it. -->
-  <ItemGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Linux')) And !Exists('$(NativeBuildOutput)')">
-    <Content Include="$(NativePrebuilt)" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Link="libbftree_garnet.so" Visible="false" Condition="Exists('$(NativePrebuilt)')" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Windows')) And !Exists('$(NativeBuildOutput)')">
-    <Content Include="$(NativePrebuilt)" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Link="bftree_garnet.dll" Visible="false" Condition="Exists('$(NativePrebuilt)')" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('OSX')) And !Exists('$(NativeBuildOutput)')">
-    <Content Include="$(NativePrebuilt)" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Link="libbftree_garnet.dylib" Visible="false" Condition="Exists('$(NativePrebuilt)')" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <!-- NuGet packaging: include pre-built native binaries for all platforms.
        In CI, native binaries are placed here by the pipeline before dotnet build. -->
   <ItemGroup>