diff --git a/ILSpy.AddIn/ILSpy.AddIn.csproj b/ILSpy.AddIn/ILSpy.AddIn.csproj
index c8bb0b57b..8b1df1687 100644
--- a/ILSpy.AddIn/ILSpy.AddIn.csproj
+++ b/ILSpy.AddIn/ILSpy.AddIn.csproj
@@ -103,13 +103,42 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!--
+  BEGIN WORKAROUND:
+  Nuget packages do not get added to the vsix automatically.
+  (related to https://github.com/icsharpcode/ILSpy/issues/511)
+  -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ILSpyBuildPath>..\ILSpy\bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\</ILSpyBuildPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.ValueTuple.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Collections.Immutable.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Composition.AttributedModel.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Composition.Convention.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Composition.Hosting.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Composition.Runtime.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Composition.TypedParts.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)Humanizer.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)System.Reflection.Metadata.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)Mono.Cecil.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll" />
+    <AdditionalDependencies Include="$(ILSpyBuildPath)ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Plugin.dll" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
-	  <Content Include="Packages/*">
+    <Content Include="@(AdditionalDependencies)">
       <IncludeInVSIX>true</IncludeInVSIX>
       <VSIXSubPath>\</VSIXSubPath>
-	  </Content>
+    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
-
+  <!-- END WORKAROUND -->
+  
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="ILSpyAddIn.vsct" />
     <None Include="source.extension.vsixmanifest.template" />
@@ -162,8 +191,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Update="@(ProjectReference)" Name="%(Filename)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Packages\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ILSpy.sln b/ILSpy.sln
index 2e0b1b0ac..21c5ca663 100644
--- a/ILSpy.sln
+++ b/ILSpy.sln
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Tests", "ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Tests\ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Tests.csproj", "{1169E6D1-1899-43D4-A500-07CE4235B388}"
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ILSpy.AddIn", "ILSpy.AddIn\ILSpy.AddIn.csproj", "{9D7BE6C0-B7B3-4A50-A54E-18A2D84A3384}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{A6BAD2BA-76BA-461C-8B6D-418607591247} = {A6BAD2BA-76BA-461C-8B6D-418607591247}
+	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ICSharpCode.Decompiler.PdbProvider.Cecil", "ICSharpCode.Decompiler.PdbProvider.Cecil\ICSharpCode.Decompiler.PdbProvider.Cecil.csproj", "{B85A155A-9DD6-43BC-A624-2D8EC773D71F}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ILSpy.Tests", "ILSpy.Tests\ILSpy.Tests.csproj", "{B51C6636-B8D1-4200-9869-08F2689DE6C2}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ILSpy.Tests", "ILSpy.Tests\ILSpy.Tests.csproj", "{B51C6636-B8D1-4200-9869-08F2689DE6C2}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
diff --git a/ILSpy/ILSpy.csproj b/ILSpy/ILSpy.csproj
index a90bcbddb..d8a6632c9 100644
--- a/ILSpy/ILSpy.csproj
+++ b/ILSpy/ILSpy.csproj
@@ -389,32 +389,6 @@
     <None Include="@(Resource)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!--
-  Workaround: nuget packages do not get added to the vsix automatically.
-  Copy them to a local folder and then include them as Content-items in the AddIn.
-  (related to https://github.com/icsharpcode/ILSpy/issues/511)
-  -->
-  <Target Name="CopyNugetPackagesToAddIn" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.ValueTuple.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Collections.Immutable.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Composition.AttributedModel.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Composition.Convention.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Composition.Hosting.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Composition.Runtime.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Composition.TypedParts.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)Humanizer.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)System.Reflection.Metadata.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)Mono.Cecil.dll" />
-      <NuGetPackagesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-    <Copy SourceFiles="@(NuGetPackagesToCopy)" DestinationFolder="..\ILSpy.AddIn\packages" />
-  </Target>
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VCBasePath>$(MSBuildToolsPath)\..\..\..\VC\</VCBasePath>
     <VCToolsVersionPropsFile>$(VCBasePath)Auxiliary\Build\Microsoft.VCToolsVersion.default.props</VCToolsVersionPropsFile>