diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
index af41b39e35..293e2df358 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ export const Type = 'Type';
 export const ExternalStreamingJob: string = 'ExternalStreamingJob';
 export const Sdk: string = 'Sdk';
 export const DatabaseSource = 'DatabaseSource';
+export const VisualStudioVersion = 'VisualStudioVersion';
+export const SSDTExists = 'SSDTExists';
 
 export const BuildElements = localize('buildElements', "Build Elements");
 export const FolderElements = localize('folderElements', "Folder Elements");
@@ -475,6 +477,11 @@ export const RoundTripSqlDbNotPresentCondition = '\'$(NetCoreBuild)\' != \'true\
 export const DacpacRootPath = '$(DacPacRootPath)';
 export const ProjJsonToClean = '$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)\\project.assets.json';
 
+// Sqlproj VS property conditions
+export const VSVersionCondition = '\'$(VisualStudioVersion)\' == \'\'';
+export const SsdtExistsCondition = '\'$(SSDTExists)\' == \'\'';
+export const targetsExistsCondition = 'Exists(\'$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\\SSDT\\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets\')';
+
 // SqlProj Reference Assembly Information
 export const NETFrameworkAssembly = 'Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies';
 export const VersionNumber = '1.0.0';
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
index 4b09e128f9..dacb57e217 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
@@ -661,8 +661,42 @@ export class Project implements ISqlProject {
 				}
 			}
 
-			const parent = importsToRemove[0]?.parentNode;
-			importsToRemove.forEach(i => { parent?.removeChild(i); });
+			const importsParent = importsToRemove[0]?.parentNode;
+			importsToRemove.forEach(i => {
+				importsParent?.removeChild(i);
+			});
+
+			// remove VisualStudio properties
+			const vsPropsToRemove = [];
+			for (let i = 0; i < this.projFileXmlDoc!.documentElement.getElementsByTagName(constants.VisualStudioVersion).length; i++) {
+				const visualStudioVersionNode = this.projFileXmlDoc!.documentElement.getElementsByTagName(constants.VisualStudioVersion)[i];
+				const conditionAttributeVal = visualStudioVersionNode.getAttribute(constants.Condition);
+
+				if (conditionAttributeVal === constants.VSVersionCondition || conditionAttributeVal === constants.SsdtExistsCondition) {
+					vsPropsToRemove.push(visualStudioVersionNode);
+				}
+			}
+
+			for (let i = 0; i < this.projFileXmlDoc!.documentElement.getElementsByTagName(constants.SSDTExists).length; i++) {
+				const ssdtExistsNode = this.projFileXmlDoc!.documentElement.getElementsByTagName(constants.SSDTExists)[i];
+				const conditionAttributeVal = ssdtExistsNode.getAttribute(constants.Condition);
+
+				if (conditionAttributeVal === constants.targetsExistsCondition) {
+					vsPropsToRemove.push(ssdtExistsNode);
+				}
+			}
+
+			const vsPropsParent = vsPropsToRemove[0]?.parentNode;
+			vsPropsToRemove.forEach(i => {
+				vsPropsParent?.removeChild(i);
+
+				// Remove the parent PropertyGroup if there aren't any other nodes. Only count element nodes, not text nodes
+				const otherChildren = Array.from(vsPropsParent!.childNodes).filter((c: ChildNode) => c.childNodes);
+
+				if (otherChildren.length === 0) {
+					vsPropsParent!.parentNode?.removeChild(vsPropsParent!);
+				}
+			});
 
 			// add SDK node
 			const sdkNode = this.projFileXmlDoc!.createElement(constants.Sdk);
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
index 1b1925afb5..d7984c45d2 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
@@ -1784,6 +1784,9 @@ describe('Project: legacy to SDK-style updates', function (): void {
 		let projFileText = (await fs.readFile(projFilePath)).toString();
 		should(projFileText.includes('<Build Include=')).equal(true, 'sqlproj should have Build Includes before converting');
 		should(projFileText.includes('<Folder Include=')).equal(true, 'sqlproj should have Folder Includes before converting');
+		should(projFileText.includes('<VisualStudioVersion Condition="\'$(VisualStudioVersion)\' == \'\'">')).equal(true, 'sqlproj should have VisualStudioVersion property with empty condition before converting');
+		should(projFileText.includes('<SSDTExists Condition="Exists(\'$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\\SSDT\\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets\')">')).equal(true, 'sqlproj should have SSDTExists property before converting');
+		should(projFileText.includes('<VisualStudioVersion Condition="\'$(SSDTExists)\' == \'\'">')).equal(true, 'sqlproj should have VisualStudioVersion property with SSDTExists condition before converting');
 
 		await project.convertProjectToSdkStyle();
 
@@ -1796,6 +1799,9 @@ describe('Project: legacy to SDK-style updates', function (): void {
 		should(projFileText.includes('<Folder Include=')).equal(false, 'All Folder Includes should have been removed');
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(beforeFileCount, 'Same number of files should be included after Build Includes are removed');
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(beforeFolderCount, 'Same number of folders should be included after Folder Includes are removed');
+		should(projFileText.includes('<VisualStudioVersion Condition="\'$(VisualStudioVersion)\' == \'\'">')).equal(false, 'VisualStudioVersion property with empty condition should be removed');
+		should(projFileText.includes('<SSDTExists Condition="Exists(\'$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\\SSDT\\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets\')">')).equal(false, 'SSDTExists property should be removed');
+		should(projFileText.includes('<VisualStudioVersion Condition="\'$(SSDTExists)\' == \'\'">')).equal(false, 'VisualStudioVersion property with SSDTExists condition should be removed');
 	});
 
 	it('Should not fail if legacy style project does not have Properties folder in sqlproj', async function (): Promise<void> {