diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json b/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json
index 4d9b11c8f5..bbb1d527d8 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
   },
   "extensionDependencies": [
     "Microsoft.mssql",
-    "Microsoft.schema-compare",
-    "Microsoft.data-workspace"
+    "Microsoft.schema-compare"
   ],
   "contributes": {
     "projects": [
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
index f8db219a49..5234d75cd5 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import * as azdata from 'azdata';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as dataworkspace from 'dataworkspace';
 import * as templates from '../templates/templates';
 import * as constants from '../common/constants';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import { NetCoreTool } from '../tools/netcoreTool';
 import { Project } from '../models/project';
 import { FileNode, FolderNode } from '../models/tree/fileFolderTreeItem';
 import { IconPathHelper } from '../common/iconHelper';
-import { SqlDatabaseProjectProvider } from '../projectProvider/projectProvider';
 
 const SQL_DATABASE_PROJECTS_VIEW_ID = 'sqlDatabaseProjectsView';
 
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ export default class MainController implements vscode.Disposable {
 		vscode.commands.registerCommand('sqlDatabaseProjects.exclude', async (node: FileNode | FolderNode) => { await this.projectsController.exclude(node); });
 
 		IconPathHelper.setExtensionContext(this.extensionContext);
-		this.registerProjectProvider();
 
 		// init view
 		const treeView = vscode.window.createTreeView(SQL_DATABASE_PROJECTS_VIEW_ID, {
@@ -189,13 +186,6 @@ export default class MainController implements vscode.Disposable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private registerProjectProvider(): void {
-		const dataWorkspaceApi: dataworkspace.IExtension = <dataworkspace.IExtension>vscode.extensions.getExtension(dataworkspace.extension.name)?.exports;
-		if (dataWorkspaceApi) {
-			dataWorkspaceApi.registerProjectProvider(new SqlDatabaseProjectProvider());
-		}
-	}
-
 	public dispose(): void {
 		this.deactivate();
 	}